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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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'''Thomas Farquhar''' (January 28, 1875 – December 24, 1962) was a Canadian politician. [[File:480910-T-Farquar-Telegraph.jpg|frame|A September 1948 telegraph from Canadian Press, reporting on Farquhar's appointment to the Senate.]]
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| name = Thomas Farquhar
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| office = [[Senate of Canada|Senator]] from [[Ontario]]
| appointed = [[William Lyon Mackenzie King|W. L. Mackenzie King]]
| term_start = 10 September 1948
| term_end = 27 September 1962
| riding1 = [[Algoma East]]
| parliament1 = Canadian
| term_start1 = 14 October 1935
| term_end1 = 9 September 1948
| predecessor1 = [[George Brecken Nicholson|George Nicholson]]
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| successor1 = [[Lester B. Pearson]]
| riding2 = [[Manitoulin (electoral district)|Manitoulin]]
| parliament2 = Ontario Provincial
| term_start2 = 1 December 1926
| term_end2 = 29 October 1929
| predecessor2 = [[Beniah Bowman]]
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| successor2 = [[Alvin Edwin Graham]]
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| office3 = 7th [[List of mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]]
| term_start3 = 1920
| term_end3 = 1922
| predecessor3 = George Boyd
| successor3 = James Dawson
| party = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
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| birth_place = [[Barrie]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1962|12|24|1875|1|28|df=y}}
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'''Thomas Farquhar''' (28 January 1875 – 24 December 1962) was a Canadian politician and businessman from northern Ontario. Farquhar served in municipal politics in [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]] becoming the city’s seventh mayor from 1920 to 1922. He represented [[Manitoulin (electoral district)|Manitoulin]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1926 to 1929 and represented the federal riding of [[Algoma East]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] from 1943 to 1948.

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[[File:480910-T-Farquar-Telegraph.jpg|frame|A September 1948 telegraph from Canadian Press, reporting on Farquhar's appointment to the Senate.]]

In 1948, Farquhar accepted an appointment to the Senate. The subsequent by-election allowed Prime Minister [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]]’s Minister of External Affairs, and future [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Lester B. Pearson]] the opportunity to be elected to the House of Commons.

In 1945 Farquhar founded a family-owned dairy on [[Manitoulin Island]] that today operates as [[Farquhar’s Dairy Limited]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.farquhars.ca/history |title = Farquhar's Dairy &#124; History}}</ref>


== Life and early work ==
== Life and early work ==


Farquhar was the third of ten children of William and Jane Farquhar. He was born on a farm in [[Simcoe County, Ontario]]. In 1877 the family moved to a farm near [[Kagawong, Ontario|Kagawong]] on [[Manitoulin Island]] where Farquhar was educated. In 1896, he traveled west to British Columbia's Slocan Valley where he mined several claims and became a prominent member of the [[Western Federation of Miners]], serving one year as president of the union.
Farquhar was the third of ten children of William and Jane Farquhar. He was born on a farm in [[Barrie, Ontario]] (then in [[Simcoe County, Ontario]]) in 1875.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://manitoulinroots.ca/getperson.php?personID=I13207&tree=Manitoulin | title=Senator Thomas FARQUHAR b. 1875 Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Dec 1962}}</ref> In 1877 the family moved to a farm near [[Kagawong, Ontario|Kagawong]] on [[Manitoulin Island]] where Farquhar was educated. In 1896, he traveled west to British Columbia's Slocan Valley where he mined several claims and became a prominent member of the [[Western Federation of Miners]], serving one year as president of the union.


In 1903, Farquhar returned to Manitoulin to take up the family farm. Five years later he moved to [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]] to work at his father's meat business. After a stint in real estate, he and a partner purchased the Star Clothing Company at Queen and Gore Streets where he became a successful merchant.
In 1903, Farquhar returned to Manitoulin to take up the family farm. Five years later he moved to [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]] to work at his father's meat business. After a stint in real estate, he and a partner purchased the Star Clothing Company at Queen and Gore Streets where he became a successful merchant.


In June 1905, he married Kathleen Wiber who died six months later. He married his second wife, Florence Amy Wiber in October 1914.
In June 1905, he married Kathleen Wiber who died six months later. He married his second wife, Florence Amy Wiber in October 1914.


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Farquhar was active in Sault Ste. Marie politics. After serving as secretary-treasurer of the public school board from 1915 to 1916, he won a seat as city alderman by acclamation in 1918 and was elected in 1919.
Farquhar was active in Sault Ste. Marie politics. After serving as secretary-treasurer of the public school board from 1915 to 1916, he won a seat as city alderman by acclamation in 1918 and was elected in 1919.


Local labour leaders persuaded Farquhar to run for mayor in 1920. He defeated then-mayor George Boyd, and was re-elected with a large plurality in 1921. He was renominated for the office in 1922 but declined to run against Boyd and James Dawson.
Local labour leaders persuaded Farquhar to run for mayor in 1920. He defeated then-mayor George Boyd, and was re-elected with a large plurality in 1921. He was renominated for the office in 1922 but declined to run against Boyd and James Dawson.


Farquhar was a candidate for the [[Progressive Party of Canada|Progressive Party]] in [[Algoma West]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 1921|1921 federal election]] but finished third.
Farquhar was a candidate for the [[Progressive Party of Canada|Progressive Party]] in [[Algoma West]] in the [[1921 Canadian federal election|1921 federal election]] but finished third with 27 per cent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Parliament of Canada, Library of Parliament|title=HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867|url=http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=5404|accessdate=2 February 2017}}</ref>


In 1922 he sold his clothing business to purchase a farm in Mindemoya on Manitoulin. From 1922 to 1925, Farquhar served as the reeve of Carnarvon Township.
In 1922 he sold his clothing business to purchase a farm in Mindemoya on Manitoulin. From 1922 to 1925, Farquhar served as the reeve of Carnarvon Township.


He then entered provincial politics and represented [[Manitoulin (electoral district)|Manitoulin]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1926 to 1929 as a [[United Farmers of Ontario|United Farmers]] member. He ran for re-election in [[Ontario general election, 1929|1929]] as a [[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] but was defeated. On October 14, 1935, he was elected to the [[Canadian House of Commons|House of Commons]] under the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] banner, representing the riding of [[Algoma East]]. He was re-elected March 26, 1940 and June 11, 1945.
He then entered provincial politics and represented [[Manitoulin (electoral district)|Manitoulin]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1926 to 1929 as a [[United Farmers of Ontario|United Farmers]] member. He ran for re-election in [[1929 Ontario general election|1929]] as a [[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] but was defeated. On 14 October 1935, he was elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] under the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] banner, representing the riding of [[Algoma East]]. He was subsequently re-elected on 26 March 1940 and 11 June 1945.


In order to create a by-election in Algoma East that could allow his new Minister of External Affairs [[Lester B. Pearson]] to enter the House of Commons, Prime Minister [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] appointed Farquhar to the [[Canadian Senate|Senate]] on September 10, 1948.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thos. Farquhar to Receive Senate Seat|newspaper=Sault Star|date=September 11, 1948}}</ref> In 1955 he sponsored legislation in the Senate to create the St. Mary's River Bridge Company to facilitate the eventual construction of the International Bridge between [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]] and [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sault Star|date=March 11, 1955}}</ref> In 1960, Farquhar suffered a severe stroke and resigned from the Senate on September 27, 1962.
Prime Minister [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] appointed Farquhar to the [[Senate of Canada|Senate]] on 10 September 1948 so that his new Minister of External Affairs [[Lester B. Pearson]] could contest the by-election in Algoma East and enter the House of Commons.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thos. Farquhar to Receive Senate Seat|newspaper=Sault Star|date=11 September 1948}}</ref> In 1955 he sponsored legislation in the Senate to create the St. Mary's River Bridge Company to facilitate the eventual construction of the International Bridge between [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]] and [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sault Star|date=11 March 1955}}</ref> In 1960, Farquhar suffered a severe stroke and resigned from the Senate on 27 September 1962.


== Later work ==
== Later work ==
In 1935, Farquhar went into the dairy business, eventually buying the dairy in Little Current. In 1945, he and his sons founded Thos. Farquhar & Sons Co. Limited. He was also a director for a mine in [[Gatineau, Quebec]].
In 1935, Farquhar went into the dairy business, eventually buying the dairy in Little Current. Farquhar's Dairy continues to operate as an independent dairy company in [[Northeastern Ontario]]. In 1945, he and his sons founded Thos. Farquhar & Sons Co. Limited.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our History: Farquhar's Dairy Ltd.|url=http://mykindagood.com/wordpress/our-history/|accessdate=2 March 2015}}</ref> He was also a director for a mine in [[Gatineau]], [[Quebec]].


== Death and memorials ==
== Death and memorials ==
Farquhar died on December 24, 1962 at the age of 87 and was interred in Mindemoya on Manitoulin Island. His wife, Amy died in November 1964. Both are memorialized in a stained glass window at Little Current United Church, in Little Current, Ontario.
Farquhar died on 24 December 1962 at the age of 87 and was interred in Mindemoya on Manitoulin Island. His wife, Amy died in November 1964. Both are memorialized in a stained glass window at Little Current United Church, in Little Current, Ontario.


His son [[Stanley William Farquhar|Stanley]] later served in the Ontario legislature.
His son [[Stanley William Farquhar|Stanley]] later served in the Ontario legislature.
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* Sault Star, December 27, 1921, page 1
* Sault Star, 27 December 1921, page 1
* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1928'', AL Normandin
* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1928'', AL Normandin


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=6321}}
* {{CanParlbio|ID=f643012b-eb7c-41d3-81e8-5ed0bd41ce43}}
* {{Ontario MPP biography|id=thomas-farquhar}}
* {{OntarioMPPbio|ID=1135}}


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Latest revision as of 20:35, 13 March 2024

The Honourable
Thomas Farquhar
Senator from Ontario
In office
10 September 1948 – 27 September 1962
Appointed byW. L. Mackenzie King
Member of Parliament
for Algoma East
In office
14 October 1935 – 9 September 1948
Preceded byGeorge Nicholson
Succeeded byLester B. Pearson
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Manitoulin
In office
1 December 1926 – 29 October 1929
Preceded byBeniah Bowman
Succeeded byAlvin Edwin Graham
7th Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
In office
1920–1922
Preceded byGeorge Boyd
Succeeded byJames Dawson
Personal details
Born(1875-01-28)28 January 1875
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Died24 December 1962(1962-12-24) (aged 87)
Political partyLiberal

Thomas Farquhar (28 January 1875 – 24 December 1962) was a Canadian politician and businessman from northern Ontario. Farquhar served in municipal politics in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario becoming the city’s seventh mayor from 1920 to 1922. He represented Manitoulin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1929 and represented the federal riding of Algoma East in the House of Commons from 1943 to 1948.

A September 1948 telegraph from Canadian Press, reporting on Farquhar's appointment to the Senate.

In 1948, Farquhar accepted an appointment to the Senate. The subsequent by-election allowed Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King’s Minister of External Affairs, and future Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson the opportunity to be elected to the House of Commons.

In 1945 Farquhar founded a family-owned dairy on Manitoulin Island that today operates as Farquhar’s Dairy Limited.[1]

Life and early work[edit]

Farquhar was the third of ten children of William and Jane Farquhar. He was born on a farm in Barrie, Ontario (then in Simcoe County, Ontario) in 1875.[2] In 1877 the family moved to a farm near Kagawong on Manitoulin Island where Farquhar was educated. In 1896, he traveled west to British Columbia's Slocan Valley where he mined several claims and became a prominent member of the Western Federation of Miners, serving one year as president of the union.

In 1903, Farquhar returned to Manitoulin to take up the family farm. Five years later he moved to Sault Ste. Marie to work at his father's meat business. After a stint in real estate, he and a partner purchased the Star Clothing Company at Queen and Gore Streets where he became a successful merchant.

In June 1905, he married Kathleen Wiber who died six months later. He married his second wife, Florence Amy Wiber in October 1914.

Political career[edit]

Farquhar was active in Sault Ste. Marie politics. After serving as secretary-treasurer of the public school board from 1915 to 1916, he won a seat as city alderman by acclamation in 1918 and was elected in 1919.

Local labour leaders persuaded Farquhar to run for mayor in 1920. He defeated then-mayor George Boyd, and was re-elected with a large plurality in 1921. He was renominated for the office in 1922 but declined to run against Boyd and James Dawson.

Farquhar was a candidate for the Progressive Party in Algoma West in the 1921 federal election but finished third with 27 per cent of the vote.[3]

In 1922 he sold his clothing business to purchase a farm in Mindemoya on Manitoulin. From 1922 to 1925, Farquhar served as the reeve of Carnarvon Township.

He then entered provincial politics and represented Manitoulin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1929 as a United Farmers member. He ran for re-election in 1929 as a Liberal but was defeated. On 14 October 1935, he was elected to the House of Commons under the Liberal banner, representing the riding of Algoma East. He was subsequently re-elected on 26 March 1940 and 11 June 1945.

Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King appointed Farquhar to the Senate on 10 September 1948 so that his new Minister of External Affairs Lester B. Pearson could contest the by-election in Algoma East and enter the House of Commons.[4] In 1955 he sponsored legislation in the Senate to create the St. Mary's River Bridge Company to facilitate the eventual construction of the International Bridge between Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.[5] In 1960, Farquhar suffered a severe stroke and resigned from the Senate on 27 September 1962.

Later work[edit]

In 1935, Farquhar went into the dairy business, eventually buying the dairy in Little Current. Farquhar's Dairy continues to operate as an independent dairy company in Northeastern Ontario. In 1945, he and his sons founded Thos. Farquhar & Sons Co. Limited.[6] He was also a director for a mine in Gatineau, Quebec.

Death and memorials[edit]

Farquhar died on 24 December 1962 at the age of 87 and was interred in Mindemoya on Manitoulin Island. His wife, Amy died in November 1964. Both are memorialized in a stained glass window at Little Current United Church, in Little Current, Ontario.

His son Stanley later served in the Ontario legislature.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Farquhar's Dairy | History".
  2. ^ "Senator Thomas FARQUHAR b. 1875 Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Dec 1962".
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada, Library of Parliament. "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867". Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Thos. Farquhar to Receive Senate Seat". Sault Star. 11 September 1948.
  5. ^ Sault Star. 11 March 1955. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Our History: Farquhar's Dairy Ltd". Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  • Sault Star, 27 December 1921, page 1
  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1928, AL Normandin

External links[edit]

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