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Jabez P. Thompson (1857 – January 1938) was a newspaper publisher, magistrate and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Twillingate and Fogo from 1882 to 1885 and Twillingate from 1889 to 1895 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.〔 The son of Harry Thompson and Elizabeth Curtis, he was born in Harbour Grace and was educated there. Thompson married Sarah A. Salter. He was employed with the ''Harbour Grace Standard'' as a printer. In 1888, he moved to Twillingate, where he founded the ''Twillingate Sun''. In 1898, he founded the ''Vindicator and Brigus Reporter''.〔 Thompson was first elected to the assembly in 1882 as a supporter of William Whiteway. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1885 as an independent supporting Whiteway. In 1889, he was elected as a Liberal and was reelected in 1893. Thompson served in the provincial cabinet as surveyor general. He resigned his seat in 1895 to allow Robert Bond to run for a seat in the assembly. He was named a stipendiary magistrate for Brigus that same year and moved to Conception Bay. In 1900, he ran unsuccessfully for the Port-de-Grave seat in the assembly as a Liberal. Thompson retired from his position as magistrate in 1934. He died in Brigus four years later.〔 One of his daughters married Wilfred Bartlett, the brother of Captain Bob Bartlett.〔 His former residence at Brigus has been designated a heritage structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lakeview Registered Heritage Structure )〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jabez P. Thompson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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