Edward Hughes Thomson (1820-1886) was a Michigan politician.

[1][2] On June 15, 1810, Thomson was born in Kendal, Westmorland, England.

He became a lawyer and practiced out of Millard Fillmore's Buffalo law office.

He enlisted as a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.

[4] He was elected as mayor of the City of Flint in 1877 serving a 1-year term.