- Thomas Gamey
Thomas Gamey (
1825 –1898 ) was an Irish-bornOntario farmer and political figure. He representedGrey Centre in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1898 as aPatrons of Industry -Protestant Protective Association member [cite book
last= Gemmill
first= John Alexander
authorlink=
coauthors=
title= The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897
year= 1897
publisher= J. Durie
location= Ottawa
pages= 241-242] .He was born in
County Tyrone , Ireland, the son of Thomas Gamey, and came toUpper Canada with his family in 1834. He served thirty-three years as reeve for Osprey Township [ibid] (1857-1859, 1861-1869, 1871-1875, 1879-1880, 1884-1885, 1889-1894 [ cite book
last= Brownridge
first= J
authorlink=
coauthors= G. Davidson, B. Turner, M. Turner
title= Peace, Plenty and Progress: A History of Osprey Township
year= 1975
publisher= Corporation of the Township of Osprey
location=
isbn=
pages=16-17] ) and was also warden for Grey County (1866 [ibid] ). Gamey was a justice of the peace [Gemmill, op.cit.] .References
External links
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32962 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897" JA Gemmill]
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=2019 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/a/m/Eileen-Gamey/GENE2-0002.html#CHILD4 Descendants of Thomas Gamey]
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