Family and Education
b. 13 Sept. 1799, 3rd s. of John Thomson (afterwards Buncombe Poulett Thomson), Russia merchant (d. 1839), of 7 Austin Friars, London and Roehampton and Waverley Abbey, nr. Farnham, Surr. and Charlotte, da. of John Jacob, MD, of Salisbury, Wilts.; bro. of George Poulett Scrope†. educ. Hanwell, Mdx. (Rev. Hannington) 1806; private tutors 1809-15. unm. cr. Bar. Sydenham 19 Aug. 1840; GCB 19 Aug. 1841. d. 19 Sept. 1841.
Offices Held
Vice-pres. bd. of trade Nov. 1830 – June 1834, pres. June – Dec. 1834, Apr. 1835 – Aug. 1839; PC 22 Nov. 1830; treas. of navy Dec. 1830-Dec. 1834.
Gov.-gen. Canada 1839 – d.
Main residence: 11 Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, Mdx.
Notes
See Mem. of Life of Lord Sydenham ed. his bro. George Poulett Scrope (1843); Oxford DNB.
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Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
POULETT THOMSON, Charles Edward (1799-1841)
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