Facts:   - profession: builder and storekeeper    - party: country party    - death date: 18 november 1953    - spouse: edith jenkinson      - constituency: katanning , south-east province    - birth date: 9 march 1873    - name: alec thomson    - death place: katanning , western australia    - religion: baptist    - birth place: south shields , tyne and wear , england   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alec thomson .
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alexander thomson -lrb- 9 march 1873 -- 18 november 1953 -rrb- , known as alec thomson , was an australian politician , and a member of the western australian legislative assembly from 1914 until 1930 representing the seat of katanning , and a member of the western australian legislative council representing the south province from 1931 until 1950 .