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:''For the rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Great Britain, England, and Warrington, see Tom Blinkhorn'' Thomas Blinkhorn (May 3, 1806 – October 13, 1856) was a pioneer farmer on Vancouver Island, today part of British Columbia. Blinkhorn was one of a small number of settlers who were independent of the Hudson's Bay Company. He, his wife Ann and her 16-year-old niece Martha Cheney, arrived at Fort Victoria on June 10, 1851 aboard the Tory. Also onboard were Captain James Cooper--a former HBC employee--his wife and family. Cooper's father, George Cooper Sr., had married Thomas Blinkhorn's sister Sarah in 1831. This family connection led to a business partnership between Blinkhorn and James Cooper () under which Blinkhorn would develop, and act as superintendent of, Bilston Farm, a parcel of land that Cooper had purchased from the HBC. The land was at Metchosin and formed a rough square fronting on Parry Bay, between Witty's Lagoon and Happy Valley Road. Thomas took charge of Bilston farm while Cooper engaged in commercial trade. Governor Douglas made him a magistrate and justice of the peace in 1853 which was a minor position but an important step for the colony. Blinkhorn died from a lung infection which may have been caused by his travel to perform these duties. == External links == * (Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Blinkhorn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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