Henry
Leggat
Thompson
Born in Hamilton, Wentworth, Canada West
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Florence (Harcourt) Thompson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Harry Harcourt Thompson, Florence Emma Thompson, Emily Edith (Thompson) Bleasdell, Henry Gordon Thompson and Dora Olive Thompson
Died
at age 87
in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Aug 2018
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Biography
Henry was born in 1850 to Octavius Thompson and Phoebe Downing in Hamilton, Ontario.
When thirteen years of age Henry commenced work with W.C. Chewett in Toronto to learn the printing business and the firm was taken over in 1866 by Copp Clark Company with whom Henry had 70 years of unbroken service and 42 of those years were as its President. He retired in April 1936.[1]
Henry passed away 31 May 1937[2] and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.[3]
Sources
- ↑ James N. Perry, George Harcourt 1820-1889 and His Descendants (self-published, c.1976) p. 131.
- ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKVZ-J91 : 26 March 2020), Henry Leggatt Thompson, 31 May 1937; citing Toronto, , Ontario, 004835, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,284
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #63178812
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