Peter Thompson (antiquarian)

Sir Peter Thompson House, Poole

Sir Peter Thompson (30 October 1698 – 31 October 1770) was an English merchant, collector and MP.

He was a younger son of Captain Thomas Thompson of Poole, Dorset.

He became an eminent merchant in Bermondsey, London, trading in Hamburg and Newfoundland. He was made High Sheriff of Surrey for 1745-46 and knighted the same year. He sat in Parliament as MP for St Albans from 1747 to 1754.[1]

He built a large town house in Poole, now a grade I listed building,[2] and became a collector and antiquary, being created a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and, in 1746, a Fellow of the Royal Society.[3]

He died unmarried and was succeeded by his brother James.

References

  1. ↑ "THOMPSON, Sir Peter (1698-1770), of Mill St., Bermondsey and Market St., Poole, Dorset.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Name: SIR PETER THOMPSON HOUSE List entry Number: 1224145". English Heritage. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 25 July 2014.