Abt 1607 - 1691 (~ 84 years)
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Name |
George Thompson |
Suffix |
MP |
Birth |
Abt 1607 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1691 |
Person ID |
I84645 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
12 Apr 2020 |
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Notes |
- George Thomson (c. 1607? 1691) was an English merchant and Parliamentarian soldier, an official and politician.
The family were Parliamentarians, and early in 1643 Thomson held the commission of captain of a troop of horse under William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford. In the following year he served under Sir William Waller in his western campaign, and at this period attained the rank of colonel.[citation needed] Losing a leg in action, he retired from military service.
After the Restoration of 1660, Thomson went to ground at the residence of his brother Maurice at Lee, Kent, and occupied himself with anti-Royalist intrigues. On 31 October 1661 a warrant was issued for his arrest. After some time in obscurity, Thomson around the beginning of 1668 was nominated to the commission of accounts, and returned to public life
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