David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet is a Canadian media magnate, businessman and philanthropist. He, along with his family owns the media publishing powerhouse company Thomson Reuters. David was born on June 12, 1957 in the respected and admired The Lord Thomson of Fleet family of Canada.

Apart from working for many companies established by his father, he started his own real estate firm by the name of Osmington Incorporated. The company has partnered with the True North Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Winnipeg Jets of National Hockey League and MTS Centre.

Let us now glance at the illustrious Thomson Family

Thomson Great-Grandparents – Herbert Thomson & Alice Coombs

David’s great grandfather was Herbert Thomson, who worked as a telegrapher originally, but took up hairdressing, later, as a profession. He was the son of Hugh Thomson and Mary Nichol Sylvester. Herbert married Alice Coombs, who had British ancestry. Together they had children out of which David’s grandfather turned out to be of prominence.

Thomson Grandparents – Roy Thomson

Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet was David’s grandfather and the man behind the Thomson publishing empire. He started as selling radios and then moved on to the newspaper publishing business soon. He married and had a total number of three children; Kenneth, Irma and Audrey, who inherited stakes in the company.