Thomas Busby (December 16, 1768 – September 8, 1836) was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Montreal East in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1820.
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791–1941). It covered the southern portion of the current-day Province of Quebec, Canada, and the Labrador region of the modern-day Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. The lower house consisted of elected legislative councillors who created bills to be passed up to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada, whose members were appointed by the governor general.
He was born in Montreal, the son of Irish-born soldier and innkeeper Thomas Busby; his mother's name was Christina. Busby was agent for the barons of Longueuil. He was one of the promoters for a canal on the Saint Lawrence River from the Courant Sainte-Marie to Lachine and participated in the incorporation of the Bank of Montreal in 1821. He also served as administrator for the General Hospital. Busby received a land grant in Acton township. He served in the militia during the War of 1812, later reaching the rank of captain. Elected in April 1820, Busby did not run for reelection in the election held in July 1820. He died in Montreal at the age of 67.
Montreal is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada. Originally called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which took its name from the same source as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. It has a distinct four-season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold, snowy winters.
Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.
Thomas Busby was a soldier and innkeeper from Ireland.
