Thompson Baronets
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There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thompson, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and five in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Three of the creations are extinct while four are still extant. See also Thomson Baronets
and Meysey-Thompson Baronets.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Haversham in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 December 1673 for John Thompson. He was later elevated to the peerage as Baron Haversham
. For more information, see this title.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Virkees in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 23 June 1797 for Charles Thompson, who represented Monmouth
in the House of Commons
. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1868.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Hartsbourne Manor in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 December 1806 for the naval commander Vice-Admiral Thomas Thompson
. He notably commanded HMS Leander
at the Battle of the Nile
and also sat as Member of Parliament
for Rochester
.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Park Gate in Guiseley in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 April 1890 for Matthew Thompson. He was Chairman of the Forth Bridge and Midland Railway companies and also briefly represented Bradford
in Parliament as a Liberal
.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Wimpole Street in the City of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 February 1899 for the surgeon Sir Henry Thompson
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1944.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Reculver in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 January 1963 for the Conservative
politician Richard Thompson
. He held several junior ministerial positions, notably as Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
. As of 2008 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1999.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Walton-on-the-Hill in the City of Liverpool, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 January 1963 for the Conservative politician Kenneth Thompson
. He was Chairman of the Merseyside
County Council and represented Liverpool, Walton
in the House of Commons. As of 2008 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1984.
Thomson Baronets
There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson , one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
and Meysey-Thompson Baronets.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Haversham in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 December 1673 for John Thompson. He was later elevated to the peerage as Baron Haversham
Baron Haversham
Baron Haversham is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct. The first creation came on 4 May 1696, when John Thompson was created Baron Haversham, of Haversham in the County of Buckingham, in the...
. For more information, see this title.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Virkees in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 23 June 1797 for Charles Thompson, who represented Monmouth
Monmouth Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)
Monmouth Boroughs was a parliamentary constituency consisting of several towns in Monmouthshire...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1868.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Hartsbourne Manor in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 December 1806 for the naval commander Vice-Admiral Thomas Thompson
Sir Thomas Thompson, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1st Baronet GCB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral...
. He notably commanded HMS Leander
HMS Leander (1780)
HMS Leander was a Portland-class 50-gun fourth rate of the Royal Navy, launched at Chatham on 1 July 1780. She served on the West Coast of Africa, West Indies, and the Halifax station. During the French Revolutionary Wars she participated in the Battle of the Nile before a French ship captured her....
at the Battle of the Nile
Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile was a major naval battle fought between British and French fleets at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt from 1–3 August 1798...
and also sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Rochester
Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Park Gate in Guiseley in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 April 1890 for Matthew Thompson. He was Chairman of the Forth Bridge and Midland Railway companies and also briefly represented Bradford
Bradford (UK Parliament constituency)
Bradford was a parliamentary constituency in Bradford, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until it was abolished for the 1885 general election....
in Parliament as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Wimpole Street in the City of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 February 1899 for the surgeon Sir Henry Thompson
Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet FRCS , British surgeon and polymath, was born at Framlingham, Suffolk.-Medical career:...
. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1944.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Reculver in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 January 1963 for the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician Richard Thompson
Sir Richard Thompson, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Hilton Marler Thompson, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative politician.Thompson was educated at Malvern College and in India, Burma and Sri Lanka and worked in Calcutta and the Far East in business. In World War II, he served in the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman and became...
. He held several junior ministerial positions, notably as Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
The Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government from 1947 until 1966. The holder was responsible for assisting the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in dealing with British relationship with members of the...
. As of 2008 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1999.
The Thompson Baronetcy, of Walton-on-the-Hill in the City of Liverpool, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 January 1963 for the Conservative politician Kenneth Thompson
Sir Kenneth Thompson, 1st Baronet
Sir Kenneth Pugh Thompson, 1st Baronet was a British company director and politician from Liverpool. He served fourteen years in Parliament but is most known for his contribution to local government where he was Chairman of Merseyside County Council and Deputy Chairman of the Merseyside...
. He was Chairman of the Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
County Council and represented Liverpool, Walton
Liverpool Walton (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool, Walton is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
in the House of Commons. As of 2008 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1984.
Thompson Baronets, of Virkees (1797)
- Sir Charles Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Charles Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Charles Thompson, 1st baronet Thompson was a British naval officer. After long service in the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and War of the First Coalition, he was Admiral John Jervis's second in command at the battle of Cape St Vincent...
(c. 1740-1799) - Sir Norborne Thompson, 2nd BaronetSir Norborne Thompson, 2nd Baronet-Life:He was made a Lieutenant in 1790, serving on the 98 gun at the 1794 attack on Pointe-à-Pitre on Guadeloupe. He was made Commander on 25 March 1796 and later that year put in command of the sloop , and later the 16 gun...
(1785-1826) - Sir Henry Thompson, 3rd Baronet (1796-1868)
Thompson Baronets, of Hartsbourne Manor (1806)
- Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1st Baronet GCB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral...
(1766-1828) - Sir Thomas Raikes Trigge Thompson, 2nd Baronet (1804-1865)
- Sir Thomas Raikes Thompson, 3rd Baronet (1852-1904)
- Sir Thomas Raikes Lovett Thompson, 4th Baronet (1881-1964)
- Sir (Thomas) Lionel Tennyson Thompson, 5th Baronet (1921-1999)
- Sir Thomas d'Eyncourt John Thompson, 6th Baronet (b. 1956)
Thompson Baronets, of Park Gate (1890)
- Sir Matthew William Thompson, 1st Baronet (1820-1891)
- Sir Peile Thompson, 2nd Baronet (1844-1918)
- Sir Matthew William Thompson, 3rd Baronet (1872-1956)
- Sir Peile Beaumont Thompson, 4th Baronet (1874-1972)
- Sir Peile Thompson, 5th Baronet (1911-1985)
- Sir Christopher Peile Thompson, 6th Baronet (b. 1944)
Thompson Baronets, of Wimpole Street (1899)
- Sir Henry Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Henry Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet FRCS , British surgeon and polymath, was born at Framlingham, Suffolk.-Medical career:...
(1820-1904) - Sir Henry Francis Herbert ThompsonHenry Francis Herbert ThompsonHenry Francis Herbert Thompson, 2nd Baronet was a British Egyptologist.Henry Thompson was born in London on April 2, 1859, the son of Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. After careers in law and medicine, he became interested in...
, 2nd Baronet (1859-1944)
Thompson Baronets, of Reculver (1963)
- Sir Richard Hilton Marler Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Richard Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Richard Hilton Marler Thompson, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative politician.Thompson was educated at Malvern College and in India, Burma and Sri Lanka and worked in Calcutta and the Far East in business. In World War II, he served in the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman and became...
(1912-1999) - Sir Nicholas Annesley Marler Thompson, 2nd Baronet (b. 1947)
Thompson Baronets, of Walton-on-the-Hill (1963)
- Sir Kenneth Pugh Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Kenneth Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Kenneth Pugh Thompson, 1st Baronet was a British company director and politician from Liverpool. He served fourteen years in Parliament but is most known for his contribution to local government where he was Chairman of Merseyside County Council and Deputy Chairman of the Merseyside...
(1909-1984) - Sir Paul Anthony Thompson, 2nd Baronet (b. 1939)