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Input (English): Text:  Edward William Thomson (February 12 1849 – 1924) was a Canadian journalist and writer.He was born in Peel County Ontario the grandson of Edward William Thomson a member of the York militia who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada.When Thompson was 14 he was sent to Philadelphia to work in a mercantile office; he enlisted in the Union Army in October 1864 (at 15) and saw action during the American Civil Waras a trooper in the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry.Thomson returned to Canada when discharged in August 1865. 
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