Thomas C. Duder was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Fogo

Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador

Fogo is an outport town on Fogo Island, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:The largest community on the island, the town may also be the location of the island's first permanent settlement, which took place in the early 18th century, though it is unknown...

 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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 from 1893 to 1900.

He was born in St. John's

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

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 and was educated at the Wesleyan Academy there. After leaving school, he worked as an accountant in the firm operated by his cousin Edwin Duder, Jr. and, in 1874, became head of the branch at Fogo. In 1875, he was named a justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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 for the northern district. In 1895, Duder went into business on his own. He served in the Executive Council as financial secretary, chairman of the Board of Works and Minister of Agriculture and Mines. Duder married Emily J. Haddon. He was named a magistrate at Bonne Bay in 1900, serving until his death in 1912.