Thomas Gamey

{{short description|Ontario politician and farmer}}

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| name = Thomas Gamey

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| office1 = Ontario MPP

| term_start1 = 1894

| term_end1 = 1898

| predecessor1 = Joseph Rorke

| successor1 = Isaac Benson Lucas

| constituency1 = Grey Centre

| party = Patrons of Industry-Protestant Protective Association

| birth_date = c. 1825

| birth_place = County Tyrone, Ireland

| death_date = {{death year and age|1898|1825}}

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Thomas Gamey (c. 1825 – February 20, 1898)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102804929/thomas-gamey was an Irish-born Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Grey Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1898 as a Patrons of Industry-Protestant Protective Association member.{{cite book |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.32962/275 |pages=241-242 |title=The Canadian Parliamentary Companion |year=1897 |publisher=J. Durie & Son |editor-last=Gemmill |editor-first=J.A. |location=Ottawa}}

He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, the son of Thomas Gamey, and came to Upper Canada with his family in 1834. He served thirty-three years as reeve for Osprey Township (1857–1859, 1861–1869, 1871–1875, 1879–1880, 1884–1885, 1889-1894) and was also warden for Grey County (1866).{{cite book |last= Brownridge |first= J |author2=G. Davidson |author3=B. Turner |author4=M. Turner |title= Peace, Plenty and Progress: A History of Osprey Township |year=1975 |publisher= Corporation of the Township of Osprey |pages=16–17}} Gamey was a justice of the peace.