Jack Thomson
Jack McIntosh Thomson (11 June 1907 – 19 June 1997) was an Australian politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1950 to 1974, representing South Province.
11/06/1907 – 19/06/1997
Thomson was born in Katanning, Western Australia, to Edith Maud (née Jenkinson) and Alexander Thomson. His father was also a member of parliament. Thomson boarded at Guildford Grammar School, Perth, and then followed his father into the building trade, eventually becoming a master builder. He lived in Albany, and served on the Albany Municipal Council from 1945 to 1951.
Thomson entered parliament at the 1950 Legislative Council election. He effectively replaced his father in parliament, although a reconstitution meant that they technically represented different constituencies. Thomson was re-elected three times (in 1956, 1962, and 1968), eventually retiring from parliament at the 1974 state election. He served as deputy chairman of committees from 1968 to 1974.
Thomson died in Albany in June 1997, aged 90. He had married Catherine Mary Hill in 1937, but had no children.
Further Reading
Inaugural Speech to Parliament
Parliamentary Biography
Parliamentary Service
House MLC
Party Country Party. Joined party 1940
Date Elected 22 May 1950
Electorate South Province 22 May 1950 – 21 May 1974
Committees
Deputy Chairman of Committees 1968 – 1974
Member Standing Orders Committee 1952 – 1953, 1963 – 1974
Member Library Committee 1947 – 1950
Member Printing Committee 1959 – 1965
Chairman Select Committee inquiring into School Bus Contracts and Routes 1957
Member Select Committee inquiring into the Potato Industry in WA 1971–1972
Member Joint Select Committee inquiring into the Kauri Timber Company Ltd Agreement Bill 1950
Royal Commissions
Member Hon Royal Commission inquiring into the Town Planning and Development Act Amendment Bill 1951–52
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Represented WA branch Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Parliamentary Seminar, Westminster, United Kingdom, 1970
Year Retired/Resigned 1974
Personal Information
Birth date 11 June 1907
Place of birth Katanning, Western Australia
Death date 19 June 1997
Place of death Spencer Lodge, Albany, Western Australia
Cemetery Allambie Park Cemetery, Albany, WA
Parents Son of Alexander Thomson, building contractor and politician, and Edith Maud Jenkinson
Marriage and Family Married 22 December 1937, Chapel of St Mary and St George, Guildford to Catherine Mary Hill, daughter of Norton Gordon Hill and Sybil Amherst Martin
No children
Widowed
Religion Church of England
Education Educated Katanning State School and Guildford Grammar School, Master builder and investor
Occupation Builder
Local Government Albany Town Council 24 November 1945 – 10 November 1951
Background/
Membership President Albany Parents & Citizens, Foundation president Albany Historical Society, Foundation president Albany Caledonian Society, Member Strawberry Hill Farm Committee, Committee member and patron Albany Agricultural Society