Claremont Enquirer

                    Tom Thomson (1877 - 1917)

 

Facts 

 

• Born in Claremont Ontario Canada, left Claremont at 3 months of age

 

 

• Murdered and drowned at age 39 in Algonquin Park 

 

 

• Grandparents immigrated from Europe to Claremont in 1830, his dad John was born in the Claremont farm house as was Tom 

 

• 8 siblings, each played instruments, Tom played violin & mandolin in the village band (picture of siblings)

 

• Not part of the famous "Group of Seven" but Thomson introduced them to Algonquin Park and inspired them, Group of Seven was formed in 1920 which was 3 years after Tom Thomson's death

 

• Never finished grade school, couldn't hold a job, excellent fisherman, Canada's most famous painter  of wilderness (picture of him fishing) 

 

• Thomson was engaged to a Winifred Trainor believed to be pregnant with his child (picture of fiance)

 

• At his fiance's cottage on the Algonquin Park Thomson argued with a friend over money 

 

• Thomson was punched, hit his head on a fireplace grate and died 

 

• His body was wrapped in wire, weighted down, placed in a canoe and tipped to look like a drowning

 

• Most famous painting is 'The Jack Pine' tree inspired by Alquonin Park 

       (picture of Tom's Jack Pine painting) vs. (picture of inspiration tree) 

 

• Friend of Toms says, “I have been with Tom on several occasions, I am now sorry to say that neither of us was ever very sober" 

 

• In 1967 the Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery opened in Owen Sound (art gallery website)

 

• Follow Tom Thomson Tribute on Twitter @TTLastSpring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You Tube Videos

 

• Roy MacGregor Interview "The Tom Thomson Mystery"  (time length 14:24) (link to video)

• "West Wind The Vision Of Tom Thomson(trailer)" (time length 2:09) (link to video)

• "The Canadians: Tom Thomson" (time length 45:44) (link to video)

 

 

Websites

• Great Unsolved Mysteries In Canadian History (link to website)

• Death On Painted Lake : The Tom Thomson Mystery, Can You Help Solve It?  (link to website)

• Which Theory Do You Think Happened, Chose One  (link to website)

 

 

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