James Thom

(1802-1850)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Thom, James, 1802-1850 DNB: Thom, James (1802–1850), sculptor LBT ID: JaThom1850 VIAF ID: 71312120 LOC ID: nr99018239	B/BAP: 1802-04-17 DIED: 1850-04-17
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Ayrshire sculptor of humble origins who made his reputation doing work for the Burns monument; he emigrated and worked in New York from the 1830s.
REFERENCES TO James Thom: Sir Walter Scott to Lord Elgin, 20 January 1829 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Found 1: ¶ 5 Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter V 1829