James Thomson (Victorian politician)

Thomson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of John Thomson, a watchmaker, and Anne, née Young.^[1]

Thomson arrived in Hobart in January 1823 and the Port Phillip District around 1840.^[1] On 14 June 1853 Thomson was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth.^[2] Thomson held this position until resigning in February 1854.^[1]

Thomson died near Port Fairy, Victoria on 23 March 1859, he had married Elizabeth Glen Boynton in 1856.^[1]