| Thomas Bain | |
| Office: | 8th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada |
| Predecessor: | James David Edgar |
| Successor: | Louis Philippe Brodeur |
| Governor General: | The Earl of Minto |
| Primeminister: | Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
| Term Start: | 1 August 1899 |
| Term End: | 5 February 1901 |
| Constituency Mp1: | Wentworth South |
| Parliament1: | Canadian |
| Predecessor1: | Franklin Metcalfe Carpenter |
| Successor1: | E. D. Smith |
| Term Start1: | 1896 |
| Term End1: | 1900 |
| Constituency Mp2: | Wentworth North |
| Parliament2: | Canadian |
| Predecessor2: | James McMonies |
| Successor2: | Electoral district was abolished |
| Term Start2: | 1872 |
| Term End2: | 1896 |
| Birth Date: | 1834 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Dundas, Ontario |
| Spouse: | Helen Weir |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Portfolio: | Speaker of the House of Commons (1898-1901) |
Thomas Bain (14 December 1834 - 18 January 1915) was a Scottish born Canadian parliamentarian.
Bain was born in Scotland, the son of Walter Bain,[1] and migrated to Canada with his family when he was three years old. They settled on a bush farm in Wentworth County near Hamilton, Ontario.[2]
He was elected to the County Council in the 1860s and became Warden. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1872 federal election as a Liberal. He was re-elected on six subsequent occasions, serving as an MP for 28 years before retiring in 1900. In the House, he usually spoke on agricultural issues, and became Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Colonization in 1896.
In 1874, he married Helen Weir.[1]
When the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, James David Edgar, died unexpectedly in July 1899, Wilfrid Laurier asked Bain to become the new Speaker for the remainder of Egar's term.
Bain served as Speaker until the House was dissolved for the 1900 election in which he did not run.
After retiring from politics, Bain became President of the Landed Banking and Loan Company and the Malcolm and Souter Furniture Company. He died in Dundas, Ontario at age 80.
There is a Thomas Bain fonds at Library and Archives Canada. Archival reference number is R11196.[3]