David Thomson
Born	David Kenneth Roy Thomson June 12, 1957 (1957-06-12) (age 50)
Residence	Toronto, Canada
Occupation	Chairman of The Thomson Corporation
Title	David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, the title itself is a violation of House of Commons policy, the Nickle Resolution, adopted in 1919, and the original holder of the title, Roy Thomson, was required to give up his Canadian Citizenship. His so and grandsonson have not.…
Predecessor	Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet
Relatives	Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, grandfather Edna Thomson, grandmother Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, father Nora Marilyn Lavis Thomson, mother Taylor Thomson, sister Peter Thomson, brother

David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 12 June 1957) is a Canadian businessman. He is the son of the late Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet and his siblings are actress Taylor Thomson and Peter Thomson. David Thomson has been the Chairman of The Thomson Corporation since 2002. He currently lives in Toronto, Canada.^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC TSX: TOC) is one of the worlds largest information companies, focused on providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. ... Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (1 September 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Canadian businessman and art collector who, at the time of his death, was the ninth richest person in the world, according to Forbes. ... Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (June 5, 1894 – August 4, 1976), was a newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur. ... Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (1 September 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Canadian businessman and art collector who, at the time of his death, was the ninth richest person in the world, according to Forbes. ... Peter John Thomson (born 25 April 1965) is a Canadian rally race car driver with Thomson Motorsport and a venture capitalist. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (1 September 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Canadian businessman and art collector who, at the time of his death, was the ninth richest person in the world, according to Forbes. ... Peter John Thomson (born 25 April 1965) is a Canadian rally race car driver with Thomson Motorsport and a venture capitalist. ... The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC TSX: TOC) is one of the worlds largest information companies, focused on providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...

Thomson attended Upper Canada College and received a BA (subsequently upgraded to an MA) in history from Selwyn College in the University of Cambridge in 1978. Upper Canada College (UCC) is a private elementary and secondary school for boys in downtown Toronto, Canada. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... Full name Selwyn College Motto ΑΝΔΡΙΖΕΣΘΕ Quit ye like men Named after George Augustus Selwyn Previous names - Established 1882 Sister College(s) Keble College, Oxford Master Prof. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Business career

Thomson has worked a number of positions in companies controlled by his family. He was manager of The Bay store at Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke, and President of Zellers. He founded a real estate firm Osmington Incorporated, owned and operated outside of the Thomson empire. For other uses, see Bay (disambiguation). ... Etobicoke (pronounced a-TOE-ba-coe; in SAMPA [@toUb@koU]), is the western region of Toronto, Ontario. ... Zellers Inc. ...

According to a plan devised decades ago by Thomson Corporation founder Roy Thomson, when Kenneth Thomson died (June 2006), control of the family fortune passed on to David.^[2] The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC TSX: TOC) is one of the worlds largest information companies, focused on providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. ... Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (June 5, 1894 – August 4, 1976), was a newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur. ... Kenneth Roy Thomson, born September 1, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet and a businessman and art collector. ...

"David, my grandson, will have to take his part in the running of the Organisation and David's son, too," Roy wrote in his 1975 autobiography. "With the fortune that we will leave to them go also responsibilities. These Thomson boys that come after Ken are not going to be able, even if they want to, to shrug off these responsibilities."^[2]

His life outside business

Thomson's "particularly bitter divorce action against his second wife" received extensive coverage in Maclean's news magazine but was largely ignored by other media. He is the father of three children, including two daughters from his first marriage. "Thomson's son from that marriage, who was born after the couple separated, is the company's designated heir."^[2] A cover of the Canadian magazine Macleans. ...

Like his father, David Thomson is a patron of the Art Gallery of Ontario. With the death of his father, he became the 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet on 12 June 2006, his 49th birthday. He is an avid art collector and owns the world's top collection of John Constable. [2] The main entrance to the AGO The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an art museum on the eastern edge of Torontos downtown Chinatown district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A self portrait by John Constable John Constable (11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English Romantic painter. ...

Thomson has given hardly any interviews to the press and maintains a low public profile.

"The only substantial interview he has given was to James FitzGerald, who wrote a book about the elite private school (Upper Canada College) they both attended in Toronto," according to a July 3, 2006 article in The New York Times. "In his comments to Mr. FitzGerald 12 years ago, David had little positive to say about many people in the business world".^[2] Upper Canada College (UCC) is a private elementary and secondary school for boys in downtown Toronto, Canada. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ...

In the interview, Thomson said: "When you try to live a more balanced life, traditional businessmen think that you are not a real man. But who is not the real man? You are telling me? You have not taken a weekend with your wife, you have no spare time that you use constructively, you do not have any hobbies, you do not know how to spell Mozart. And here you are telling me that I am weak?"^[2]

He became engaged to actress Kelly Rowan in late June 2007.[3] Fiance and Fiancee redirect here. ... Kelly Rowan (born October 26, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress well known for her modelling career and her popular character Kirsten Cohen on the FOX TV series She began modeling in her college years to earn extra cash, becoming involved in acting while working in commercials. ...

The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (1 September 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Canadian businessman and art collector who, at the time of his death, was the ninth richest person in the world, according to Forbes. ... Baron Thomson of Fleet is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...

References

1. ^ Forbes (April 8), #10 David Thomson & family, <http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_David-Thomson-family_D47G.html> (retrieved on April 8, 2007)
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} [1]"In Canada, the Torch is Passed on a Quiet but Profitable Legacy," by Ian Austen, The New York Times (Business Day section) p. C1, July 3, 2006; accessed on July 3, 2006.

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External links

• THE AGO'S OTHER THOMSON PATRON
• The Son Also Rises - Toronto Star June 18, 2006 page A13