Thomas Wilson Crothers
The Hon. Thomas Wilson Crothers | |
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Senator for Ontario, Ontario | |
In office October 3, 1921 – December 10, 1921 | |
Appointed by | Arthur Meighen |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Elgin West | |
In office 1908–1921 | |
Preceded by | William Jackson |
Succeeded by | Hugh Cummings McKillop |
Personal details | |
Born |
Northport, Canada West | January 1, 1850
Died | December 10, 1921 71) | (aged
Political party | Conservative |
Cabinet | Minister of Labour (1911–1918) |
Thomas Wilson Crothers, PC (January 1, 1850 – December 10, 1921) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Northport, Canada West, he was a lawyer and teacher before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Ontario riding of Elgin West in the 1908 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1911 and as a Unionist in 1917. From 1911 to 1918, he was the Minister of Labour. In October 1921, he was called to the Canadian Senate representing the senatorial division of Ontario. He died in office just two months later in December 1921.
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