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Edward William Thomson (writer)

Canadian journalist and writer

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Edward William Thomson (February 12, 1849–March 5, 1924) was a Canadian journalist and writer. He wrote a book of short stories and a book of poetry.

Life

Thomson was born in Peel County, Canada West, the grandson of Edward William Thomson, a member of the York militia who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. When Thompson was 14, he was sent to Philadelphia to work in a mercantile office; he enlisted in the Union Army in October 1864 (at 15), and saw action during the American Civil War as a trooper in the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry. Thomson returned to Canada when discharged in August 1865. He saw combat again the next year, at the Battle of Ridgeway when he and others of the Queen's Own repelled one of the Fenian Raids. He wrote a book of short stories, Old Man Savarin and Other Stories (1895), and one of poetry, The Many-Mansioned House and Other Poems (1909).

Publications

*Old Man Savarin and Other Stories (1895) *Walter Gibbs, the Young Boss and Other Stories: A Book for Boys (1896) – contains stories previously published in The Youth's Companion *When Lincoln Died: And Other Poems (1909) *Red-Headed Windego *Verbitzsky's Stratagem *Mc Grath's Bad Night *Great Godfrey's Lament

External links

*E.W. Thomson in Canadian Poets – Biography & 5 poems (Thunderchild's Lament, The Mandan Priest, The Canadian Rossignol (In May), The Canadian Rossignol (In June), From 'Peter Ottawa') * * *Old man Savarin stories: tales of Canada and Canadians at Internet Archive

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