Francis Thompson 1639/40-1715
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Francis THOMPSON 1639/40-1715
Biographical Note
Son of James Thompson, merchant of London and Amsterdam. BA Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 1660, MA and fellow 1663, BD 1670, DD 1680. University Preacher 1669. Rector of St Matthew, Friday Street, London 1666, President of Sion College 1695.
Books
Thompson’s library was sold by retail sale in London, 7.3.1716 (1950 lots). It included 350 lots of pamphlets, as well as his bookcases.
Characteristic Markings
None of Thompson’s books have been identified.
Sources
- Alston, R. C., Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800, 2010.
- A catalogue of the library of ... Francis Thompson, London, 1716, ESTC t10287.
- Venn, J. and J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge, 1922.