Researching Ian Thompson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 89714 people with the Thompson surname? In that year Thompson was ranked number 18 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ian means "God is gracious" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Ian Thompson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ian Thompson and the Thompson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thompson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Thompson family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 125559 people with the Thompson surname in the UK? Thompson is now ranked number 14 for popularity in the UK. |
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Ian Thompson (politician)
Ian David Thompson (1 September 1935 – 2 December 2009) was an Australian politician who served as Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.
Thompson was born in Morawa and left school in year 8, working as a carpenter, fitter and mechanic. In 1971 he was elected as the Liberal member for Darling Range. He transferred to Kalamunda in 1974 and back to Darling Range in 1989. He held various shadow ministries during the 1980s. In the 1970s he was one of a group of Liberal MPs to oppose the closure of the Tresillian disabled children's home; Thompson claimed Premier Sir Charles Court blamed him for the party disunity. In 1977 Thompson was elected Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, and was required to use his casting vote after the National Country Party withdrew its support for a government bill to limit the ability of illiterate people to vote. Thompson voted against the measure, leading Court to demand his resignation; Thompson refused and faced a censure motion in the Liberal Party room, which was defeated after Margaret McAleer called for unity. Thompson would eventually resign from the Liberal Party anyway, and he retired from politics in 1993 as an independent.
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