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Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett.
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[Copied ca. 1990] (originally created [19--]) (Creation)
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- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.4 cm
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm
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Photo of a portrait of Thomson inscribed "Lord Sydenham/This Portrait of the late Governor General of British North America/is respectfully presented to the Subscribers of the/British Colonist by the Proprietor, G. Scobie.
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Received from the Public Archives of Canada #C178
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Thomson (1799-1841) was the son of a London merchant. In 1826 he entered Parliament as a Whig, becoming Vice-President of the Board of Trade in 1830 and President in 1834. In 1839 he was appointed Governor-General of the newly-united provinces of Canada. He was the 1st Lord Sydenham. It was his decision to move the capital from Montreal to Kingston in Feb.1841. He died in a riding accidnet of Sept. 4,1841.
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A copy negative of this image is available.
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Description created 8/29/2002.