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'''Thomas Gifford''' (June 1, 1854 – February 19, 1935) was a politician in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].
'''Thomas Gifford''' (June 1, 1854 – February 19, 1935) was a politician in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].


Born in 1854 in [[Lockerbie]], [[Scotland]], the son of William Gifford and Margaret Stewart,<ref name="scholefield">{{cite book |url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=9096 |title=British Columbia from the earliest times to the present. Vol. 4 |last= Scholefield |first=Ethelbert O. S |author2=Howay, Frederic William |pages=395–96 |year=1914}}</ref> he was educated there and apprenticed as a jeweller. He opened his own store in Lockerbie around 1876. In 1877, he married Annie Stoddart.<ref name="scholefield"/> Thomas and his wife, along with sons William (b. 3 Jul 1878{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}) and Thomas Stuart (b. 3 Jun 1880{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}), emigrated to [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]] in 1881.<ref name="scholefield"/> Here, they had a daughter Margaret (b. 6 Apr 1882{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}) and another son, James Stoddart (b. 26 Sep 1888{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}), before moving again to [[New Westminster]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], where Gifford opened a jewelry store.<ref name="scholefield"/> They had three more children - Julia Stuart (b. 8 Aug 1888<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-5942213/query/Births/find-adv%2B%20callnumber%3D%28%221888-09-102148%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm%3D%28b13808%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B |title=Search Results |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2009-12-11}}</ref>), Hugh Wilson (b. 29 May 1892<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-5942213/query/Births/find-adv%2B%20callnumber%3D%28%221892-09-102147%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm%3D%28b13810%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B |title=Search Results |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2009-12-11}}</ref>), and John Jardine (b. 25 Nov 1893<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-5942213/query/Births/find-adv%2B%20callnumber%3D%28%221893-09-102146%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm%3D%28b13810%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B |title=Search Results |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2009-12-11}}</ref>) - and lived the rest of their lives in [[New Westminster]]. Gifford served as an alderman for New Westminster, as well as a member of the school board, hospital board and Board of Trade.<ref name="scholefield"/>
Born in 1854 in [[Lockerbie]], [[Scotland]], the son of William Gifford and Margaret Stewart,<ref name="scholefield">{{cite book |url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=9096 |title=British Columbia from the earliest times to the present. Vol. 4 |last=Scholefield |first=Ethelbert O. S |author2=Howay, Frederic William |pages=395–96 |year=1914 |access-date=2009-12-11 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031615/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=9096 |url-status=dead }}</ref> he was educated there and apprenticed as a jeweller. He opened his own store in Lockerbie around 1876. In 1877, he married Annie Stoddart.<ref name="scholefield"/> Thomas and his wife, along with sons William (b. 3 Jul 1878{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}) and Thomas Stuart (b. 3 Jun 1880{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}), emigrated to [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]] in 1881.<ref name="scholefield"/> Here, they had a daughter Margaret (b. 6 Apr 1882{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}) and another son, James Stoddart (b. 26 Sep 1888{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}), before moving again to [[New Westminster]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], where Gifford opened a jewelry store.<ref name="scholefield"/> They had three more children - Julia Stuart (b. 8 Aug 1888<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-5942213/query/Births/find-adv%2B%20callnumber%3D%28%221888-09-102148%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm%3D%28b13808%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B |title=Search Results |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2009-12-11}}</ref>), Hugh Wilson (b. 29 May 1892<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-5942213/query/Births/find-adv%2B%20callnumber%3D%28%221892-09-102147%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm%3D%28b13810%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B |title=Search Results |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2009-12-11 |archive-date=2019-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215144754/https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/sn-5942213/query/Births/find-adv+%20callnumber%3D%28%221892-09-102147%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm%3D%28b13810%29%20++++ |url-status=dead }}</ref>), and John Jardine (b. 25 Nov 1893<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-5942213/query/Births/find-adv%2B%20callnumber%3D%28%221893-09-102146%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm%3D%28b13810%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B |title=Search Results |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2009-12-11 |archive-date=2019-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215144817/https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/sn-5942213/query/Births/find-adv+%20callnumber%3D%28%221893-09-102146%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm%3D%28b13810%29%20++++ |url-status=dead }}</ref>) - and lived the rest of their lives in [[New Westminster]]. Gifford served as an alderman for New Westminster, as well as a member of the school board, hospital board and Board of Trade.<ref name="scholefield"/>


Thomas was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] in a 1901 by-election held after [[John Cunningham Brown]] was named to cabinet, and was re-elected in [[British Columbia general election, 1903|1903]], [[British Columbia general election, 1907|1907]], [[British Columbia general election, 1909|1909]] and [[British Columbia general election, 1912|1912]].<ref name="elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf |title=Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 |publisher=Elections BC |accessdate=2011-07-27}}</ref>
Thomas was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] in a 1901 by-election held after [[John Cunningham Brown]] was named to cabinet, and was re-elected in [[1903 British Columbia general election|1903]], [[1907 British Columbia general election|1907]], [[1909 British Columbia general election|1909]] and [[1912 British Columbia general election|1912]].<ref name="elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf |title=Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 |publisher=Elections BC |accessdate=2011-07-27}}</ref> He was defeated when he sought a sixth term in the Legislature in the 1916 provincial election.


He died in New Westminster at the age of 81 in 1935.<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-5942213/query/Deaths/find-adv%2B%20callnumber%3D%28%221935-09-497663%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm%3D%28b13152%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B |title=Search Results |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2009-12-11}}</ref>
He died in New Westminster at the age of 80 in 1935.<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-5942213/query/Deaths/find-adv%2B%20callnumber%3D%28%221935-09-497663%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm%3D%28b13152%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B |title=Search Results |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2009-12-11}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:46, 22 October 2024

Thomas Gifford
Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for New Westminster City
In office
1901–1916
Preceded byJohn Cunningham Brown
Succeeded byDavid Whiteside
Personal details
Born(1854-06-01)June 1, 1854
Lockerbie, Scotland
DiedFebruary 19, 1935(1935-02-19) (aged 80)
New Westminster, British Columbia
Political partyConservative
SpouseAnnie Stoddart

Thomas Gifford (June 1, 1854 – February 19, 1935) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada.

Born in 1854 in Lockerbie, Scotland, the son of William Gifford and Margaret Stewart,[1] he was educated there and apprenticed as a jeweller. He opened his own store in Lockerbie around 1876. In 1877, he married Annie Stoddart.[1] Thomas and his wife, along with sons William (b. 3 Jul 1878[citation needed]) and Thomas Stuart (b. 3 Jun 1880[citation needed]), emigrated to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1881.[1] Here, they had a daughter Margaret (b. 6 Apr 1882[citation needed]) and another son, James Stoddart (b. 26 Sep 1888[citation needed]), before moving again to New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, where Gifford opened a jewelry store.[1] They had three more children - Julia Stuart (b. 8 Aug 1888[2]), Hugh Wilson (b. 29 May 1892[3]), and John Jardine (b. 25 Nov 1893[4]) - and lived the rest of their lives in New Westminster. Gifford served as an alderman for New Westminster, as well as a member of the school board, hospital board and Board of Trade.[1]

Thomas was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in a 1901 by-election held after John Cunningham Brown was named to cabinet, and was re-elected in 1903, 1907, 1909 and 1912.[5] He was defeated when he sought a sixth term in the Legislature in the 1916 provincial election.

He died in New Westminster at the age of 80 in 1935.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Scholefield, Ethelbert O. S; Howay, Frederic William (1914). British Columbia from the earliest times to the present. Vol. 4. pp. 395–96. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
  2. ^ "Search Results". BC Archives. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
  3. ^ "Search Results". BC Archives. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
  4. ^ "Search Results". BC Archives. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
  5. ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  6. ^ "Search Results". BC Archives. Retrieved 2009-12-11.


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