David Thomson

David Alexander Thomson (26 February 1856 – 30 October 1926) was an Australian businessman and politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1903 to 1906, holding the Queensland seat of Capricornia for the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

Early life Thomson was born in 1856 in Melbourne. He lived for periods in both Victoria and New South Wales, working a number of jobs "including contract tank-sinking, wool carrying, hotel-keeping and road contracting". Having spent time on the Victorian goldfields, he moved to Coolgardie in 1894 during the Western Australian gold rush. He moved to Queensland in the late 1890s.

Business interests In New South Wales, Thomson and his wife ran hotels in Katoomba, Bathurst, and Tenterfield. After moving to Queensland they controlled the Cosmopolitan Hotel, the Prince Consort Hotel, and the Osborne Hotel in Sandgate for periods.

In 1918, Thomson took over a farming property at Bushley. He introduced Friesian cattle to the district and was one of the first to use motorised tractors and milking machines.

Personal life Thomson married Mary Jane Tonsing and had at least nine children.

Thomson died at his home in Bushley on 30 October 1926, aged 70.