Thomson Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson (see also Thompson Baronets
Thompson Baronets
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...

), one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Thomson Baronetcy, of Duddingston in Edinburgh, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 February 1636 for Thomas Thomson. The title became dormant on the death of the third Baronet in 1691.

The Thomson Baronetcy, of Old Nunthorpe in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 July 1925 for Wilfrid Thomson. He was a partner in the firm of Beckett & Co, bankers, of York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

. Thomson was the eldest son of the Most Reverend William Thomson
William Thomson (archbishop)
William Thomson was an English church leader, Archbishop of York from 1862 until his death.He was born at Whitehaven, Cumberland, and educated at Shrewsbury School and at The Queen's College, Oxford, of which he became a scholar. He took his B.A. degree in 1840, and was soon afterwards made fellow...

, Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...

 from 1862 to 1890. As of 2007 the title is held by the first Baronet's grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1991.

The Thomson Baronetcy, of Glendarroch in the County of Midlothian, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 March 1929 for the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 politician and lawyer Frederick Charles Thomson
Frederick Charles Thomson
Sir Frederick Charles Thomson, 1st Baronet, KC was a Scottish Unionist politician and lawyer.He was the third son of James Wishart Thomson of Glenpark, Balerno, Midlothian; James was a son of William Thomson, co-founder of the Ben Line.Educated at Edinburgh Academy, University College, Oxford and...

.

The Thomson Baronetcy, of Monken Hadley in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 February 1938 for Francis Vernon Thomson. The title became extinct on his death in 1953.

Thomson Baronets, of Duddingston (1636)

  • Sir Thomas Thomson, 1st Baronet (d. by 1666)
  • Sir Patrick Thomson, 2nd Baronet (1637-c. 1674)
  • Sir James Thomson, 3rd Baronet (d. 1691)

Thomson Baronets, of Old Nunthorpe (1925)

  • Sir Wilfrid Forbes Home Thomson, 1st Baronet (1858-1939)
  • Sir Ivo Wilfrid Home Thomson, 2nd Baronet (1902-1991)
  • Sir Mark Wilfrid Home Thomson, 3rd Baronet (b. 1939)

Thomson Baronets, of Glendarroch (1929)

  • Sir Frederick Charles Thomson, 1st Baronet (1875-1935)
  • Sir (James) Douglas Wishart Thomson, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Douglas Thomson, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Douglas Wishart Thomson, 2nd Baronet was a Scottish Unionist politician.Thomson was the son of Sir Frederick Thomson, 1st Baronet and was educated at Oxford University...

     (1905-1972)
  • Sir (Frederick Douglas) David Thomson, 3rd Baronet (b. 1940)

Thomson Baronets, of Monken Hadley (1938)

  • Sir Francis Vernon Thomson, 1st Baronet (1881-1953)
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