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Thomas Parke (1793 – January 29, 1864) was an architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
, builder, journalist and political figure in Upper Canada
Upper Canada

The Province of Upper Canada was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario in Canada. Upper Canada officially existed from 26 December 1791 to 10 February 1841 and generally comprised present-day Southern Ontario and, until 1797, the Upper Peninsula of what is now part of the U.S....
.

He was born in County Wicklow
County Wicklow

County Wicklow is a Counties of Ireland on the east coast of Republic of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. The county is bordered by the Irish Sea and the counties of County Carlow, County Kildare, County Wexford, as well as two parts of what was County Dublin, County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and County of South Dublin....
 in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 in 1793 and came to York (Toronto
Toronto

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) in 1820. He worked with John Ewart
John Ewart (architect)

John Ewart was a Canada architect and businessman.He was born in Tranent Scotland in 1788. After completing his apprenticeship in building, he moved to London around 1811....
 as a master carpenter
Carpenter

A carpenter is a skilled artisan who performs carpentry - a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing building construction, furniture, and other objects out of wood....
 on a number of construction projects, including the new parliament buildings at York. He moved to London, Ontario
London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457,720; the city proper had a population of 352,395 in the Canada 2006 Census....
 in 1832. He invested in property and built a gristmill
Gristmill

A gristmill or grist mill is a building where grain is ground into flour, or the grinding mechanism itself. In many countries these are referred to as corn mills or flour mills....
 on the Thames River
Thames River (Ontario)

The Thames River is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada.The Thames flows west 273 kilometers through southwestern Ontario, through the cities of Woodstock, Ontario, London, Ontario and Chatham, Ontario to Lighthouse Cove on Lake Saint Clair ....
 there in 1833.






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Thomas Parke (1793 – January 29, 1864) was an architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
, builder, journalist and political figure in Upper Canada
Upper Canada

The Province of Upper Canada was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario in Canada. Upper Canada officially existed from 26 December 1791 to 10 February 1841 and generally comprised present-day Southern Ontario and, until 1797, the Upper Peninsula of what is now part of the U.S....
.

He was born in County Wicklow
County Wicklow

County Wicklow is a Counties of Ireland on the east coast of Republic of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. The county is bordered by the Irish Sea and the counties of County Carlow, County Kildare, County Wexford, as well as two parts of what was County Dublin, County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and County of South Dublin....
 in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 in 1793 and came to York (Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
) in 1820. He worked with John Ewart
John Ewart (architect)

John Ewart was a Canada architect and businessman.He was born in Tranent Scotland in 1788. After completing his apprenticeship in building, he moved to London around 1811....
 as a master carpenter
Carpenter

A carpenter is a skilled artisan who performs carpentry - a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing building construction, furniture, and other objects out of wood....
 on a number of construction projects, including the new parliament buildings at York. He moved to London, Ontario
London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457,720; the city proper had a population of 352,395 in the Canada 2006 Census....
 in 1832. He invested in property and built a gristmill
Gristmill

A gristmill or grist mill is a building where grain is ground into flour, or the grinding mechanism itself. In many countries these are referred to as corn mills or flour mills....
 on the Thames River
Thames River (Ontario)

The Thames River is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada.The Thames flows west 273 kilometers through southwestern Ontario, through the cities of Woodstock, Ontario, London, Ontario and Chatham, Ontario to Lighthouse Cove on Lake Saint Clair ....
 there in 1833. He was also involved in projects to establish a railway link to the city and improve navigation on the Thames below London. In 1834, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada

The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house....
 for Middlesex
Middlesex County, Ontario

Middlesex County is a census division located in Western Ontario. The administrative centre of the county is the city of London, Ontario, though the city is now separated from the jurisdiction of the county....
; he was reelected in 1836. In 1838, with other Reformers
Reform Party (pre-Confederation)

The Reform movement, sometimes referred to as the Reform Party, began in the 1830s as the movement in the English language speaking parts of British North America ....
 unhappy with the political environment of the time, he was involved in a project to plan the development of a settlement in Iowa
Iowa

The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....
; this project did not advance much further than initial planning. In 1839, he was a co-founder of the Canada Inquirer, later the London Inquirer, a reform-oriented newspaper. He was appointed justice of the peace in the London District in 1840. He supported the union of Upper and Lower Canada
Lower Canada

The Province of Lower Canada was a British colonization of the Americas on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ....
 and, in 1841, was elected to the 1st Parliament of the Province of Canada
1st Parliament of the Province of Canada

The 1st Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was in session from June 15 1841 to 1843. Elections were held in the Province of Canada in April 1841....
. In the same year, he was appointed surveyor general, serving until 1845, when the office was abolished. He then was named customs collector at Port Colborne
Port Colborne, Ontario

Port Colborne is a city on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario of southern Ontario, Canada near Niagara Falls, Ontario....
; he was named to the same post at Port Dalhousie (St Catharines
St. Catharines, Ontario

St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land....
) in 1860.

He died in St. Catharines in 1864.

His son Ephraim Jones later became a lawyer and judge.

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