Thomas Workman (June 17, 1813 – October 9, 1889) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament and Montreal West from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member. He was born in Ballymacash, Ireland in 1813 and came to Montreal, where his brothers had already settled, in 1827. In 1834, he was hired as a clerk in a hardware company operated by John Frothingham and his brother William; he became a partner in 1843 and sole owner in 1859.
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- Thomas Workman (June 17, 1813 – October 9, 1889) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament and Montreal West from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member. He was born in Ballymacash, Ireland in 1813 and came to Montreal, where his brothers had already settled, in 1827. In 1834, he was hired as a clerk in a hardware company operated by John Frothingham and his brother William; he became a partner in 1843 and sole owner in 1859. He also served as president of the Molson Bank and a director of the Sun Mutual Life Insurance Company in Montreal, serving as president from 1871 to 1889. He served as a volunteer to help put down the Lower Canada Rebellion. In 1866, he was named justice of the peace. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1867, but did not run again until an 1875 by-election in Montreal West after the sitting member was unseated. He died from diabetes in Montreal in 1889. He had supported McGill College during his life and left a large sum from his estate to the college and other charities.
- Thomas Workman fut un marchand et un député fédéral du Québec. Né à Lashburn, dans le Comté d'Antrim en Irlande, M. Workman s'établit à Montréal en 1827 pour rejoindre ses frères déjà établis. Il servit comme président à la Banque Molson et directeur de la Compagnie d'assurance vie Sun Mutual de 1871 à 1889. En 1867, il fut élu député libéral dans la circonscription de Montréal-Centre. Il ne se représenta pas en 1872. Lors d'une élection partielle dans la circonscription de Montréal-Ouest, déclenchée parce que le député élu n'était pas éligible à siégé parce que ses deux élections précédentes avaient été déclarées nulles, il est élu et siégea jusqu'en 1878. Peu après son arrivée au Bas-Canada, Workman participa à la lutte contre la rébellion des Patriotes. Il décéda en 1889 à la suite de complications reliées au diabète. Grand philanthrope, il avait supporté financièrement l'Université McGill et d'autres organismes de charités.
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- Thomas Workman (June 17, 1813 – October 9, 1889) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament and Montreal West from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member. He was born in Ballymacash, Ireland in 1813 and came to Montreal, where his brothers had already settled, in 1827. In 1834, he was hired as a clerk in a hardware company operated by John Frothingham and his brother William; he became a partner in 1843 and sole owner in 1859.
- Thomas Workman fut un marchand et un député fédéral du Québec. Né à Lashburn, dans le Comté d'Antrim en Irlande, M. Workman s'établit à Montréal en 1827 pour rejoindre ses frères déjà établis. Il servit comme président à la Banque Molson et directeur de la Compagnie d'assurance vie Sun Mutual de 1871 à 1889. En 1867, il fut élu député libéral dans la circonscription de Montréal-Centre. Il ne se représenta pas en 1872.
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