Tom Thomson By Spiroo Aug 5, 1877 Birth Jan 1, 1899 Entered and apprenticeship at an iron foundry owned by William Kennedy, his fathers close friened Dec 31, 1899 Turned down from Second Boer war May 27, 1901 Enrolled in a buisness college in Chatham, Ontario but dropped out to join his older brother George who opperated a buisness school in Seattle Jan 1, 1904 Returned to Canada from Seattle where he had a fling with Alice Elinor Lambert Jan 1, 1905 Started working with William Cruikshank untill 1906 Jan 27, 1912 First visited Algonquin park Feb 27, 1912 Became working as a full time artist Mar 4, 1912 Became a part of the group of seven Mar 4, 1914 Became a fire fighter, park ranger and guide in Algonquin park Nov 16, 1916 Participates in Royal Canadian Academy of Arts EX Jul 8, 1917 Dies under Mysterious Circumstance Reported that there was a fishing line rapped around his leg and a head injury Jul 21, 1917 Re entered into the family plot