Walter Thomson

Walter Cunningham Thomson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ontario electoral district
In office 1949–1952
Preceded by	Arthur Williams
Succeeded by	Michael Starr
Personal details
Born	(1895-12-21)December 21, 1895 Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Died	April 27, 1964(1964-04-27) (aged 68)
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Lawyer, rancher

Walter Cunningham Thomson (December 21, 1895 – April 27, 1964) was a politician, lawyer and rancher in Ontario, Canada. Thomson first ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1943 but came in fourth place losing to Harry Nixon. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1949 federal election.

In 1950, he left federal politics and ran again for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party and won, defeating social reformer Harry Cassidy. In the 1951 Ontario provincial election, he failed to win election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the Liberals lost six of the 13 seats they had previously held. He remained leader of the party for another three years due to its state of disorganization, and was replaced by Farquhar Oliver in 1954.

External links

• Walter Thomson – Parliament of Canada biography

Leaders of the Ontario Liberal Party Brown McKellar Blake Mowat Hardy Ross Graham MacKay Rowell Proudfoot Dewart Hay Sinclair Hepburn Conant† H. Nixon Hepburn Oliver Thomson Oliver Wintermeyer Thompson R. Nixon Smith Peterson R. Nixon† Elston† Bradley† McLeod McGuinty Wynne † Interim leader