Background
Thompson, Roy Herbert was born on June 5, 1894 in Toronto. Son of Herbert and Alice (Coombs) Thompson.
Thompson, Roy Herbert was born on June 5, 1894 in Toronto. Son of Herbert and Alice (Coombs) Thompson.
Educational public schools, Toronto.
Chairman board Thompson Limited company (name now The Thomson Newspapers, Ltd.). Owned daily papers in Timmins, Kirkland Lake, Sarnia, Welland, Woodstock, Galt, Chatham, Guelph, Port Arthur, Orillia, Oshawa, Barrie, Brampton, Georgetown, Oakville, Orangebille, Pembroke, Sudbury, all Ontario, also Quebec, Quebec and Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Owner Illustrated Newspapers in London.
Also some 40 others in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and United States. Chairman Scottish television Ltd., Scotsman Publications, Ltd., others.
Past president Canada Daily Newspapers Association. Chancellor Memorial University Newfoundland Served as lieutenant Canada Militia, 1914-1918. Member Sons of England, Masons, Elks, Albany Club, National Club.
Married Edna Annis Irvine, 1916 (deceased). Children: Kenneth Roy, Irma Jacqueline (Mistress I.J. Brydson), Phyllis Audrey (Mistress P.A. Campbell).