John Thompson, 1st Baron Haversham
John Thompson, 1st Baron Haversham (c. 1648 – 1 November 1710), known as Sir John Thompson, Bt, between 1673 and 1696, was an English politician.
Thompson was the son of Maurice Thomson (1601/4-1676), of St Andrew, Eastcheap, City of London and Haversham, "England's greatest colonial merchant of his day", who at one time obtained a monoploly of the Virginia tobacco trade.[1] His mother was Dorothy Vaux, daughter of John Vaux, of Pembrokeshire. He was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire between 1669 and 1670[2] and was created a Baronet, of Haversham in the County of Buckingham, in 1673.[2][3] In 1685 he was returned to Parliament for Gatton, a seat he held until 1696,[4] when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Haversham, of Haversham in the County of Buckingham. Between 1699 and 1701 he was a Lord of the Admiralty.[2]
Lord Haversham married firstly Lady Frances Annesley, daughter of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, and widow of Francis Wyndham, in 1688. They had at least eleven children. After her death in March 1705 he married secondly Martha Graham, a widow, in 1709. There were no children from this marriage. Lord Haversham died at Richmond in November 1710 and was succeeded in his titles by his son, Maurice. Lady Haversham died in 1724.[2]
References
- ↑ Brenner, Robert, Merchants and Revolution: Commercial Change, Political Conflict, and London's Overseas Traders, 1550-1653, 2003; See biographical details ancestry.com[1]; McCartney, Martha W., Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 thepeerage.com John Thompson, 1st Baron Haversham
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "T" (part 1) [self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Gatton 1685–1696 With: Thomas Turgis |
Succeeded by Thomas Turgis George Evelyn |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Haversham) 1673–1710 |
Succeeded by Maurice Thompson |
| Peerage of England | ||
| New creation | Baron Haversham 1696–1710 |
Succeeded by Maurice Thompson |
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- 1710 deaths
- Barons in the Peerage of England
- High Sheriffs of Buckinghamshire
- Lords of the Admiralty
- Year of birth uncertain
