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[[occupation::Politician]].  
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Born at [[place of birth::Worcester House, London]], son of [[family::Maurice Thomson]] (1604-1676). Entered [[organisations::Lincoln's Inn]] in 1663; admitted to [[education::Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge]] in 1664. [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Upper Gatton]] in 1685, 1689, 1690 and 1695. Elected 1st [[personal title::Baron Haversham]] in 1696. He married Lady Frances (c.1648-1705) in 1668, with whom he had five sons and eight daughters. In 1709 he married his housekeeper [[family::Martha Graham]] (1647-1724).
  
 
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Library [[retail Sale::sold]] in [[location of Sale::London]] by retail sale, [[date of Sale::13.3.1711]] ([[lots::293]] lots, perhaps not his entire library).
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Library sold in [[location of sale::London]] by [[retail sale::retail sale]], [[date of sale::13.3.1711]].  The catalogue, which describes the contents as "part of the library" (so, not the entire library) contains 293 lots, divided between [[language::Latin]] books (173 lots), [[language::English]] (26), [[language::English]] [[subject::law]] (15), and [[language::French]] (79).
  
 
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*[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/thompson-sir-john-1648-1710 History of Parliament].
 
*Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''.  St Philip, 2010.
 
*Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800''.  St Philip, 2010.
 
*Thomson, Alan. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/27269 "Thompson, John, first Baron Haversham (1648–1710), politician."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''.   
 
*Thomson, Alan. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/27269 "Thompson, John, first Baron Haversham (1648–1710), politician."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''.   
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John THOMPSON, 1st Baron Haversham 1647-1710

Biographical Note

Born at Worcester House, London, son of Maurice Thomson (1604-1676). Entered Lincoln's Inn in 1663; admitted to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1664. MP for Upper Gatton in 1685, 1689, 1690 and 1695. Elected 1st Baron Haversham in 1696. He married Lady Frances (c.1648-1705) in 1668, with whom he had five sons and eight daughters. In 1709 he married his housekeeper Martha Graham (1647-1724).

Books

Library sold in London by retail sale, 13.3.1711. The catalogue, which describes the contents as "part of the library" (so, not the entire library) contains 293 lots, divided between Latin books (173 lots), English (26), English law (15), and French (79).

Sources