Thomas McKay (Canadian politician)

The Hon.
Thomas McKay
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Colchester
In office
1874–1881
Preceded byFrederick M. Pearson
Succeeded byArchibald McLelan
Senator for Truro, Nova Scotia
In office
1881–1912
Appointed bySir John A. Macdonald
Personal details
Born(1839-01-08)January 8, 1839
Pictou, Nova Scotia
DiedJanuary 13, 1912(1912-01-13) (aged 73)
Truro, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal-Conservative

Thomas McKay (January 8, 1839 – January 13, 1912) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of William McKay, who emigrated from Sutherland, Scotland, McKay was educated in Pictou. In 1868, he married Jessie Blair.[1] A merchant, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Colchester in the 1874 general election. Unseated on petition in November 1874, he was re-elected and again in 1878. He resigned in June 1881 and was called to the Senate on the advice of John Alexander Macdonald on December 24, 1881 representing the senatorial division of Truro, Nova Scotia. A Liberal-Conservative, he served for 37 years until his death in 1912[2] in Truro.[1]

  1. ^ a b Johnson, J. K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. ^ Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896. Montreal: Lovell. 1898. p. 83. Retrieved 2007-04-25.