Thomas Mercer Jones

Thomas Mercer Jones
Born	1795 England
Died	2 October 1868(1868-10-02) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Monuments	Ontario Historical Plaques: Thomas Mercer Jones, 1795–1868
Residence	Goderich, Ontario
Occupation	Businessman and Banker
Years active	53
Employer	Canada Company and later Bank of Montreal
Known for	Inspiring Stratford, Ontario's name.
Title	Co-Commissioner of the Canada Company
Term	1829-1850
Predecessor	William Allan
Successor	Frederick Widder
Political party	Family Compact and later Colborne Clique
Opponent(s)	Colborne Clique and later Family Compact
Religion	Christian (Anglican)
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Mary Strachan

Thomas Mercer Jones (1795 – 2 October 1868) was an English-born administrator who arrived in Upper Canada in the 1820s and was employed as a commissioner of the Canada Company based in Goderich. A series of internal conflicts led to his dismissal in 1852. He died in Toronto.

External links

Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Members of the Family Compact

William Allan James Baby G. D'Arcy Boulton D'Arcy Boulton II George Boulton Henry John Boulton William Henry Boulton Thomas Clark George Crookshanks W. Allan Crookshanks William Dickson Richard Duncan John Elmsley John Galt James FitzGibbon Christopher Hagerman Charles Heward William B. Jarvis William M. Jarvis Samuel Peters Jarvis Alpheus Jones Charles Jones Jonas Jones Thomas Jones James Macaulay Allan MacNab Robert Nichol William Osgoode William Dummer Powell Sir John Robinson William Robinson Aeneas Shaw Adiel Sherwood Levius Sherwood George Sherwood Sir David W. Smith John Strachan

Sources include: Mackenzie, William Lyon (September 19, 1833). "A Political Union". Colonial Advocate. p. 4.

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