Edward William Thomson (writer)
- Edward William Thomson (writer)
Edward William Thomson (February 12 1849 – 1924) was a Canadian journalist and writer.
He was born in Peel County, Ontario, the grandson of Edward William Thomson, a member of the York militia who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. Thomson served with the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War. He worked as a land surveyor and later took up journalism, becoming editorial writer for "The Toronto Globe". He wrote a book of short stories, "Old Man Savarin and Other Stories" (1895), and "The Many-Mansioned House and Other Poems" (1909).
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