Edward Thompson (1697-1742)
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Edward Thompson (26 February 1697 – 5 July 1742) was a prominent Yorkshire politician of the early 18th century.
Thompson was the son of Edward Thompson of Long Marston (1670–1734) and Lucy Tindall, and the grandson of Henry Thompson, a wine merchant of York who established the prominence of the Thompson family. His sister, Henrietta, married Colonel Edward Wolfe and became the mother of James Wolfe.[1]
In 1722, Thompson was elected Member of Parliament for York, a seat he held for the remainder of his life. Employed as a Commissioner of the Land Revenue in Ireland, he issued a pamphlet justifying the introduction of a general excise there. This, and the pomp with which he carried out his office, aroused the scorn of Jonathan Swift in 1733 in a polemic against holders of civil office.[2] From 1729 until 1733, he was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of York.[3]
Thompson first married Arabella Dunch (d. 1734), daughter of Edmund Dunch, on 6 February 1725. By her he had one daughter:[1]
- Arabella Thompson (d. 28 February 1735)
Thompson separated from Arabella , who later bore two children to Sir George Oxenden.[4] By his second wife, Mary Moor (d. 1784), he had a second daughter:[1]
- Mary Thompson (14 September 1738 – 29 June 1747).
On 5 May 1741, he was appointed a Commissioner of the Admiralty, but died the following year.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Foster, Joseph (1874). Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire.
- ^ Swift, Jonathan (1733). Advice to the Freemen of the City of Dublin in the choice of a member to represent them in Parliament. Retrieved on November 30, 2006.
- ^ Old Grand Lodge at York. Retrieved on November 30, 2006.
- ^ Edmund Dunch. Retrieved on November 30, 2006.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Robinson, Bt Tobias Jenkins |
Member of Parliament for York with Sir William Milner, Bt 1722–1734 Sir John Lister Kaye, Bt 1734–1741 Godfrey Wentworth 1741–1742 1722–1742 |
Succeeded by Godfrey Wentworth George Fox |
