Colonel John Thomas Connolly Thompson

1872 - 1952  (79 years)

• Name	John Thomas Connolly Thompson
  Title	Colonel
  Born	23 Oct 1872	Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Family residence recorded as Willow Park.
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	23 Oct 1872	Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Military	20 Jun 1916	Toronto, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Birth recorded as 21 Oct. 1872 in Halifax, Nova Scotia in his military records. John joined the 5th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards in the Permanent Active Militia. On January 20th, 1916, he enlisted in the 124th Battalion of the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force with the rank of captain. By the time he was demobilized on November 30, 1918, he had attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
  Died	13 Feb 1952	Overbrook, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Address: Stonyhurst Thompson 34 Queen Mary Road
  Local Ottawa newspapers stated he died in an unnamed local hospital on 12 Feb. 1952. His home was in Overbrook, an urban neighbourhood situated in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  Buried	Abt 16 Feb 1952	Toronto, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Address: Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery
  Person ID	I6724	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	John Sparrow David Thompson, PC QC KCMG,   b. 10 Nov 1845, Halifax, Nova Scotia ,   d. 12 Dec 1894, Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Anne Emma "Annie" Affleck,   b. 26 Jun 1845, Halifax, Nova Scotia ,   d. 10 Apr 1913, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	5 Jul 1870	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [5]
  While John was Methodist and Annie was Roman Catholic, their marriage was performed by Roman Catholic clergy in Portland. Indications are that John did not convert to Catholicism at that time, however, he did convert to that faith the following year. This decision would have repercussions for him in later years when he was initially asked to become Prime Minister of Canada after the death of Sir John A. MacDonald.
  Family ID	F2053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Oct 1872 - Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Baptism - 23 Oct 1872 - Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Military - 20 Jun 1916 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Died - Address: Stonyhurst Thompson 34 Queen Mary Road - 13 Feb 1952 - Overbrook, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Buried - Address: Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery - Abt 16 Feb 1952 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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