Thomas McKay (Canadian politician)

The Hon. Thomas McKay
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Colchester
In office 1874–1881
Preceded by	Frederick M. Pearson
Succeeded by	Archibald McLelan
Senator for Truro, Nova Scotia
In office 1881–1912
Appointed by	Sir John A. Macdonald
Personal details
Born	January 8, 1839 Pictou, Nova Scotia
Died	January 13, 1912 (aged 73) Truro, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal-Conservative

Thomas McKay (January 8, 1839 – January 13, 1912) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of William McKay, who emigrated from Sutherland, Scotland, McKay was educated in Pictou. In 1868, he married Jessie Blair. A merchant, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Colchester in the 1874 general election. Unseated on petition in November 1874, he was re-elected and again in 1878. He resigned in June 1881 and was called to the Senate on the advice of John Alexander Macdonald on December 24, 1881 representing the senatorial division of Truro, Nova Scotia. A Liberal-Conservative, he served for 37 years until his death in 1912 in Truro.