Sir John Deas Thomson

1763 - 21st Feb 1838

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

  1. John Deas Thomson born in Edinburgh; married to Rebecca Freer, the daughter of a South Carolina planter. Among their children was Sir Edward Deas Thomson (1800–1879), administrator and politician in Australia.

  2. John was a Commissioner and Accountant-General of the Navy and formerly Naval Store-keeper at the Cape. He was knighted 24 August 1832 (becoming a KCH [Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order, also known as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order]). He was also a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and a Fellow of the Royal Society.


Sources

  1. Oxford DNB entry for Sir Edward Deas Thomson (1800–1879).

  2. Obituary notice, Gentleman’s Magazine, Vol. 164, April 1838, p. 444.


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Rebecca Freer
Children
3 sons, 1 daughter

Associated Claims (1)

£2,925 4s 2d
Awardee (Trustee)

Legacies Summary

Cultural (2)

Fellow
Linnean Society of London...... 
Fellow
Royal Society...... 
notes →
For the full record of Thomson's membership of the Royal Society see Royal...

Imperial (2)

Naval Store-keeper
Cape of Good Hope 
Other
Australia: New South Wales 
notes →
Father of Sir Edward Deas Thomson (1800-1879, q.v.), colonial administrator and politician in...

Political (1)

Government
 
office →
Commissioner and Accountant-General of the Navy Admiralty
- 1832?

Relationships (1)

Father → Son

Addresses (1)

Farleigh Priory, Maidstone, Kent, South-east England, England