Thomas Bain

Thomas Bain
8th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
1 August 1899 – 5 February 1901
MonarchsVictoria
Edward VII
Governor GeneralThe Earl of Minto
Prime MinisterSir Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded byJames David Edgar
Succeeded byLouis Philippe Brodeur
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Wentworth South
In office
1896–1900
Preceded byFranklin Metcalfe Carpenter
Succeeded byE. D. Smith
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Wentworth North
In office
1872–1896
Preceded byJames McMonies
Succeeded byElectoral district was abolished
Personal details
Born(1834-12-14)14 December 1834
Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died18 January 1915(1915-01-18) (aged 80)
Dundas, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
SpouseHelen Weir
PortfolioSpeaker of the House of Commons (1898-1901)

Thomas Bain (14 December 1834 – 18 January 1915) was a Scottish born Canadian parliamentarian.

Bain was born in Scotland, the son of Walter Bain,[1] and migrated to Canada with his family when he was three years old. They settled on a bush farm in Wentworth County near Hamilton, Ontario.[2]

He was elected to the County Council in the 1860s and became Warden. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1872 federal election as a Liberal. He was re-elected on six subsequent occasions, serving as an MP for 28 years before retiring in 1900. In the House, he usually spoke on agricultural issues, and became Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Colonization in 1896.

In 1874, he married Helen Weir.[1]

When the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, James David Edgar, died unexpectedly in July 1899, Wilfrid Laurier asked Bain to become the new Speaker for the remainder of Egar's term.[citation needed]

Bain served as Speaker until the House was dissolved for the 1900 election in which he did not run.

After retiring from politics, Bain became President of the Landed Banking and Loan Company and the Malcolm and Souter Furniture Company. He died in Dundas, Ontario at age 80.

  1. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. ^ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876-1924). W.L. Griffin Ltd. p. 143.