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Political party
  
Conservative

Name
  
Thomas Deacon


Role
  
Lawyer

Resigned
  
1879

Thomas Deacon (politician)

Born
  
November 7, 1832 Perth, Upper Canada (
1832-11-07
)

Died
  
March 18, 1911, Pembroke, Canada

Thomas Deacon QC (November 7, 1832 – March 18, 1911) was an Ontario lawyer, judge, businessman and political figure. He represented Renfrew North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1871 to 1879.

He was born in Perth in Upper Canada in 1832, the son of John Deacon, an Irish immigrant. He studied law with his brother John, was called to the bar in 1862 and went on to practice in Pembroke. Deacon married Caroline Rebecca Dunlop in 1864. He was named Queen's Counsel in 1876. He served as a member of the town council. Deacon was a director of the Kingston and Pembroke Railway and president of a lumber company. He was named judge in Renfrew County in 1895. Deacon was also county master for the Orange Order. He died in 1911 in Pembroke.

Deacon, a geographic township in Nipissing District, was named after him.

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