British medical journal . st jubilee of Queen Victoria. interest in the public life of Bournemouth extended, however, very far beyond hospital took a deep interest in education, was one of thefounders of elementary schools, and for many yearspresident of the School of Science .\rts and Technologj,now merged in the Municipal College. He was one ofthe first members of the Hampshire Technical Instruc-tion Committee, and was chairman of the BouruemouthCommittee. During his tenui-e of that office Bourne-mouth School was established, and he was appointedchairman of the board
British medical journal . st jubilee of Queen Victoria. interest in the public life of Bournemouth extended, however, very far beyond hospital took a deep interest in education, was one of thefounders of elementary schools, and for many yearspresident of the School of Science .\rts and Technologj,now merged in the Municipal College. He was one ofthe first members of the Hampshire Technical Instruc-tion Committee, and was chairman of the BouruemouthCommittee. During his tenui-e of that office Bourne-mouth School was established, and he was appointedchairman of the board of governors, and afterwards heestablished the Thomson scholarships. So lately as lastJune he presided at the annual speech day. As a youngman in Bournemouth he took a great interest in the volun-teer movement, joining the force as captain in 1883. Onthe formation of the 4th Battalion of the HampshireRegiment he became major, and was in command of thebattalion wheu it was reviewed by Queen Victoria at Osborne in 1899. He. Dr. John Roberts Thomson.[Photograph by E. Day and Son, Bournemonth ) also attended the re-view at Aldershot in1897 on the occasionof the jubilee. Duringthe Boer war heformed three activeservice sections fromthe battalion, one ofwhich went out incommand of his received theVolunteerDecoratiou,which was a just re-cognition of his sharein the growth of theregiment and the finespirit with whichit is imbued. Thomsonwas a Liberal inpolitics down to thetime of the introduc-tion of the HomeRule Bill, when hebecame a Liberall^nionist, and might,we believe, easilyhave obtained thenomination of theUnionist party forelection to the Houseof Commons had heso desired. He was astaunch Churchman,and president of theYouug Mens Chris-tian Associa,tion inBournemouth. Dr. Roberts Thom-son would have beenuuable to attain theposition he reachedhad he not been asound practical phy-sician who kept him-self well informedin all advances ofmedicine. He did not write mu
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