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Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn
Ontario MPP
In office 1871–1874
Preceded by	John Carnegie
Succeeded by	George Albertus Cox
Constituency	Peterborough West
Personal details
Born	(1840-04-19)April 19, 1840 Bowmanville, Upper Canada
Died	May 13, 1874(1874-05-13) (aged 34) Jacksonville, Florida
Political party	Liberal
Spouses	Elfrida Armour ​(m. 1864⁠–⁠1865)​ Jane Roger ​(m. 1866)​

Thomas McCullouch Fairbairn (April 19, 1840 – May 13, 1874) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He represented Peterborough West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1871 to 1874.

Fairbairn was born in Bowmanville in 1840, the son of a Scottish immigrant. He articled in law and was called to the bar in 1865. In 1864, Fairbairn married Elfrida Armour and then, in 1866, Jane Roger after Elfrida's death. He practiced law in Peterborough. He was elected to the Ontario legislature in 1871 for the Reform Party and died in Jacksonville, Florida while still in office, likely of consumption.

His son, John Morrice Roger Fairbairn, became chief engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Electoral history

References

1. Peterborough Times, 16 May 1874, 2 The Late T.M. Fairbairn.
2. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1874)
• The Canadian parliamentary companion for 1875, HJ Morgan

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