Search results
Jul 20, 2006 · In 1984, he emerged as a serious international player, spending $12.8 million on Turner's Seascape, Folkestone, a painting valued five years later at $38.8 million. A man who knows the family speaks of collecting as a refuge for the rich. "It's a realm they can totally control," he says.
- Izzy Asper
Israel Harold (Izzy) Asper, businessman, broadcaster,...
- Conrad Black
Black writes columns on politics, economics and history for...
- Saturday Night
Saturday Night. Saturday Night began its life as Toronto...
- Izzy Asper
Collectively, the Thomson family is the wealthiest family in Canada, and some members are included on the list of Canada's richest people, with Sherry Brydson – the only child of Irma Thomson, one of Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet's three children – holding the largest single stake (23.47%) in The Woodbridge Company, the family's holding company, making her Canada's second richest ...
Sep 5, 2015 · Explore 800 years of settlement in Scarborough – from a long-lost Iroquoian village, through the community established by the Thomson family to the suburban explosion after the Second World War. LEADER: Scott Woodland, Scarborough Historical Society START POINT: Scarborough Museum, Thomson Memorial Park, 1007 Brimley Rd, N of Lawrence Ave E
Nov 24, 2016 · Both the stone fence and the house – which is considered one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in Canada today – remain a symbol of the Thomson family’s early prosperity and a memorial to expert and meticulous craftsmanship. William Thomson Sr. died in December of 1833, around the time of its completion.
The Thomson family controlled the Thomson Corporation through a family-owned entity, the Woodbridge Company, based in Toronto. (Along with 70% of Thomson Corporation, Woodbridge also owns a 40% stake in CTVglobemedia , which now owns the Globe and Mail daily newspaper in Toronto and CTV , Canada's largest commercial TV network.)
Upper Canada College. Alma mater. Selwyn College, Cambridge (MA) David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 12 June 1957), is a Canadian/British [2][3][4] hereditary peer and media magnate. [5][1][6] Upon the death of his father in 2006, Thomson became the chairman of Thomson Corporation and also inherited his father's British ...
People also ask
Who were David & Mary Thomson?
Who owns the Thomson company?
Who were the Thomson children?
When did Thomson start?
Who was David Thomson?
Where are David and Mary Thomson buried?
May 3, 2023 · Histories. David and Mary Thomson. David was born on 30 Sep 1763 in Netherknock, Westerkirk, Dumfries, Scotland. He was a stonemason like his father. David married Mary Glendinning on 30 Nov 1787 in Westerkirk. Between 1760 and 1830, many tens of thousands of Lowland Scots emigrated, taking advantage of the many new opportunities offered in ...
