Thomson, William ♂

Education

Student United College 1761-1765 b, s, t, m. (Ternar). Luminator Mathematics class. M.A. 6.5.1765.

Student St Mary’s College 1765-1767, 1768-1772. Exchequer bursar, 1767. Foundation bursar, 1770. 4th class prize, 1771.

Birth/childhood

Born 6.10.1745 son of Matthew Thomson, carpenter, Forteviot and [Ann] Miller.

Career

Protégé of the Earl of Kinnoul, Chancellor of the University . Librarian, Dupplin Castle.

Also at Edinburgh University,

Licensed by St Andrews presbytery 1772.

Minister Monzievaird 1776-1778 (demitted).

Went to London and devoted himself to literary pursuits. Edited Annual Register. [Editor]

LL.D. Glasgow 1783.

Publications

Death

Died 16.2.1817.

Sources

• UYSM400/1/275, 280 - erroneously called ‘James’
• UYUY452/8/25
• D.D. testimonial Robert Blair 1802
• Gentleman's Magazine 1804 593, 1817 647
• Ann. Biog. and Obit. 1818 p74 - 117
• DNB