Joshua Spencer Thompson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cariboo District
Preceded by	District created in 1871
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cariboo
In office 1872–1880
Succeeded by	James Reid
Personal details
Born	1828 Belfast, Ireland
Died	December 20, 1880(1880-12-20) (aged 51–52) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Liberal-Conservative

Joshua Spencer Thompson (1828 – December 20, 1880) was a Canadian journalist and politician.^[1]

Born in Belfast, Ireland, Thompson emigrated to British Columbia in 1858. Thompson was a journalist and accountant prior to becoming an MP. A Liberal-Conservative, Thompson sat in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada following his acclamation as member for Cariboo in the special byelection held in 1871 after British Columbia's entry into Confederation.^[2] His only actual electoral race was in the 1874 election; in the 1878 election he was acclaimed again and did not seek a further term in office after that.^[1] Thompson died in Victoria, British Columbia.^[2]