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About Thomas F. Gillespie
- Thomas Francis Gillespie (December 15, 1838 – August 8, 1893) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure.
- He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1874 and from 1878 to as a Conservative member. He was born near Mallow in County Cork, the son of John Gillespie and Eliza Sheehan, and was educated at Rathkeale.
- Gillespie came to New Brunswick in 1848 and, in 1854, settled in Chatham, where he purchased an iron foundry.
- He also sold insurance and general merchandise.
- In 1855, Gillespie married Elizabeth Cormack.
- He was a justice of the peace and lieutenant colonel in the local militia.
- He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the federal parliament in 1867 and ran unsuccessfully in by-elections for the provincial assembly in 1867 and 1869 before being elected in 1870.
- He was defeated in his bid for reelection in 1874, but then reelected in 1878.
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