Charles Poulett Thomson, baron Sydenham

(1799-1841)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron, 1799-1841 NRA: Thomson Charles Edward Poulett- (1799-1841) Baron Sydenham Governor General of Canada DNB: Thomson, Charles Poulett, Baron Sydenham (1799–1841), politician and governor-in-chief of British North America LBT ID: LdSyden1 VIAF ID: 64781827 LOC ID: n88130571	B/BAP: 1799-09-13 DIED: 1841-09-19
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The son of John Thomson, a London merchant; patronized by Jeremy Bentham, he was MP for Dover (1826-32) and Manchester (1832-39), and was governor-in-chief of British North America (1839-41).
REFERENCES TO Charles Poulett Thomson, baron Sydenham: Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 24 July 1837 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 1: ¶ 1 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch XIV: 1837-38