Thomas Arkell

Thomas Arkell
Member of Parliament
for Elgin East
In office
1878–1882
Preceded byColin MacDougall
Succeeded byJohn Henry Wilson
Personal details
Born10 November 1823
Gloucestershire, England
Died2 February 1906 (1906-02-03) (aged 82)
Political partyLiberal-Conservative
Professionfarmer, grain merchant

Thomas Arkell (10 November 1823 - 2 February 1906) was a Canadian politician, farmer and grain merchant. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1878 as a Member of the Liberal-Conservative Party to represent the riding of Elgin East. He was defeated in the election of 1882. Prior to his federal experience, he was elected mayor of St. Thomas, Upper Canada (later Ontario) between 1865 and 1871.

Arkell was born in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom and immigrated to Upper Canada. He married Olive Eldridge and they had nine children.