Pishey Thompson - Revision history

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	<blockquote><p>Pishey Thompson was born in Freiston on the 18th day of June 1785, a former resident of this town, soon after Washington, a citizen most honored among Americans; having finally found his homeland, he died in London on the 25th day of September 1862. In the faith of Christ, in the hope of immortality.</p>		<blockquote><p>Pishey Thompson was born in Freiston on the 18th day of June 1785, a former resident of this town, soon after Washington, a citizen most honored among Americans; having finally found his homeland, he died in London on the 25th day of September 1862. In the faith of Christ, in the hope of immortality.</p>

	<p>Lest the name of the deceased perish, which he adorned while alive, and whose annals he also composed with the greatest ~~labor~~ and the greatest prudence, many friends and relatives took care to erect this monument.</p></blockquote>		<p>Lest the name of the deceased perish, which he adorned while alive, and whose annals he also composed with the greatest labour and the greatest prudence, many friends and relatives took care to erect this monument.</p></blockquote>

	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==

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Memorial

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	Jane died in 1851 and Pishey on 25 September 1862. He died at his home: 44 Church Street, Stoke Newington.		Jane died in 1851 and Pishey on 25 September 1862. He died at his home: 44 Church Street, Stoke Newington.

			== Pishey Thompson Memorial ==

			[[File:1862Pishey Thompson Memorial.jpg\|center\|300px\|Pishey Thompson memorial in St Botolph's Church, Boston]]
			There is a memorial to Pishey Thompson near the East end of the South Aisle of St Botolph's Church, Boston. The Latin translates as:

			<blockquote><p>Pishey Thompson was born in Freiston on the 18th day of June 1785, a former resident of this town, soon after Washington, a citizen most honored among Americans; having finally found his homeland, he died in London on the 25th day of September 1862. In the faith of Christ, in the hope of immortality.</p>

			<p>Lest the name of the deceased perish, which he adorned while alive, and whose annals he also composed with the greatest labor and the greatest prudence, many friends and relatives took care to erect this monument.</p></blockquote>

	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[:~~Timeline of BGS history~~]]		*[[:Beast Mart]]
	*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]		*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
	*[[:~~Samuel Winter~~]]		*[[:Centennial Anthology]]
			*[[:Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition]]
			*[[:James Muscut]]
			*[[:John Laughton]]
	*[[:John Rigby]]		*[[:John Rigby]]
	*[[:Matthew Robinson]]		*[[:Matthew Robinson]]
	*[[:~~James Muscut~~]]		*[[:Samuel Winter]]
			*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]
	*[[:William White]]		*[[:William White]]
	*[[:Beast Mart]]
	*[[:Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition]]
	*[[:John Laughton]]

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			*[[:Timeline of BGS history]]
	*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]		*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
	*[[:Samuel Winter]]		*[[:Samuel Winter]]
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	*[[:Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition]]		*[[:Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition]]
	*[[:John Laughton]]		*[[:John Laughton]]

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More details of illegitimate son, John Wright

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	\| spouse = [[Wikipedia:Jane Tonge Thompson\|Jane Tonge]]		\| spouse = [[Wikipedia:Jane Tonge Thompson\|Jane Tonge]]
	\| partner =		\| partner =
	\| children = John Wright (by Mary Wright)		\| children = John Wright (born 1824, by Mary Wright, daughter of [[Wikipedia:Richard Wright (Unitarian)\|Richard Wright]])
	\| parents = John Thompson, Mary Evison		\| parents = John Thompson, Mary Evison
	\| relatives = Mary Ann (sister ~~- unconfirmed~~), Betsy (sister ~~- unconfirmed~~), Leonora (sister ~~- unconfirmed~~), [[Frank Harrison Hill]] (nephew, son of Betsy ~~- unconfirmed~~)		\| relatives = Mary Ann (sister), Betsy (sister), Leonora (sister), [[Frank Harrison Hill]] (nephew, son of Betsy)
	\| callsign =		\| callsign =
	\| awards =		\| awards =

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Sister

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	\| children = John Wright (by Mary Wright)		\| children = John Wright (by Mary Wright)
	\| parents = John Thompson, Mary Evison		\| parents = John Thompson, Mary Evison
	\| relatives = Betsy (sister - unconfirmed), Leonora (sister - unconfirmed), [[Frank Harrison Hill]] (nephew, son of Betsy - unconfirmed)		\| relatives = Mary Ann (sister - unconfirmed), Betsy (sister - unconfirmed), Leonora (sister - unconfirmed), [[Frank Harrison Hill]] (nephew, son of Betsy - unconfirmed)
	\| callsign =		\| callsign =
	\| awards =		\| awards =

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Further details from primary sources

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	\| spouse = [[Wikipedia:Jane Tonge Thompson\|Jane Tonge]]		\| spouse = [[Wikipedia:Jane Tonge Thompson\|Jane Tonge]]
	\| partner =		\| partner =
	\| children = John Wright (by Mary Wright~~); Betsy Thompson (unconfirmed~~)		\| children = John Wright (by Mary Wright)
	\| parents = John Thompson, Mary Evison		\| parents = John Thompson, Mary Evison
	\| relatives = [[Frank Harrison Hill]] (~~grandson~~ - unconfirmed)		\| relatives = Betsy (sister - unconfirmed), Leonora (sister - unconfirmed), [[Frank Harrison Hill]] (nephew, son of Betsy - unconfirmed)
	\| callsign =		\| callsign =
	\| awards =		\| awards =
	\| signature =		\| signature = PisheyThompsonSig.jpg
	\| signature_alt =		\| signature_alt = Pishey Thompson's signature
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	Pishey Thompson kept a store and bookshop in [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania Avenue\|Pennsylvania Avenue]], Washington, DC but this business failed in 1833. He became an accountant to the [[Wikipedia:United States Senate\|United States Senate]] and in 1836 he became cashier with the Patriotic Bank of Washington.		Pishey Thompson kept a store and bookshop in [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania Avenue\|Pennsylvania Avenue]], Washington, DC but this business failed in 1833. He became an accountant to the [[Wikipedia:United States Senate\|United States Senate]] and in 1836 he became cashier with the Patriotic Bank of Washington.

	Despite his successes by 1841 after a period of ill health Thompson became bankrupt and returned to England to live again with the Wrights. He was unable to find work and in 1843 he opened a bookshop in Boston with the help of a loan from his brother-in-law. The bookshop closed after only five weeks.		Despite his successes by 1841 after a period of ill health Thompson became bankrupt and returned to England to live again with the Wrights. Presumably in connection with this travel, on 14 October 1841, Thompson applied for a US passport for himself and his wife. The record, apart from confirming his age as 56 years, tells us he was 5' 9½" tall, had a "full, broad" forehead, dark eyes, a "regular" nose and "medium" mouth, "round" chin and grey hair, a fair complexion and an oval face.

			He was unable to find work and in 1843 he opened a bookshop in Boston with the help of a loan from his brother-in-law. The bookshop closed after only five weeks.

	Later in 1843 an offer of employment from a Dr Bartlett of New York decided Pishey and his wife to return to America. Although Dr Bartlett's offer fell through he was successful in finding employment as a reporter for the United States Senate and in the following year he was writing regularly for the [[Wikipedia:National Intelligencer\|National Intelligencer]].		Later in 1843 an offer of employment from a Dr Bartlett of New York decided Pishey and his wife to return to America. Although Dr Bartlett's offer fell through he was successful in finding employment as a reporter for the United States Senate and in the following year he was writing regularly for the [[Wikipedia:National Intelligencer\|National Intelligencer]].

	In 1845 Pishey Thompson was appointed European correspondent for the National Intelligencer and he and his wife left America for the last time. They settled in [[Wikipedia:Stoke Newington\|Stoke Newington]] and remained there for the rest of their lives. On 23rd October 1856 he published an enlarged and revised edition of his history of Boston: [[The History and Antiquities of Boston]]‎.		In 1845 Pishey Thompson was appointed European correspondent for the National Intelligencer and he and his wife left America for the last time. They settled in [[Wikipedia:Stoke Newington\|Stoke Newington]] and remained there for the rest of their lives. On 23rd October 1856 he published an enlarged and revised edition of his history of Boston: [[The History and Antiquities of Boston]]‎.

			The Post Office London Directory of 1850 shows his office at number 5 Bank Chambers, 39 Lothbury in the City of London where he is listed as a general agent.

	Pishey Thompson celebrated his 72nd birthday as guest speaker at the Boston Grammar School [[Speech Day]] in June 1857. He spoke in strong terms against corporal punishment, and attributed his limited literary distinctions to the barbarous treatment he received at the school. [[George Edwin Pattenden]] "cordially acquiesced" in Thompson's opinions on corporal punishment, and said he himself felt disgraced when compelled to resort to it. He did so only in extreme cases and after all other means had failed.		Pishey Thompson celebrated his 72nd birthday as guest speaker at the Boston Grammar School [[Speech Day]] in June 1857. He spoke in strong terms against corporal punishment, and attributed his limited literary distinctions to the barbarous treatment he received at the school. [[George Edwin Pattenden]] "cordially acquiesced" in Thompson's opinions on corporal punishment, and said he himself felt disgraced when compelled to resort to it. He did so only in extreme cases and after all other means had failed.

	Jane died in 1851 and Pishey on 25 September 1862.		Jane died in 1851 and Pishey on 25 September 1862. He died at his home: 44 Church Street, Stoke Newington.

	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[:Frank Harrison Hill]]
	*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]		*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
	*[[:Samuel Winter]]		*[[:Samuel Winter]]
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	*[[:Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition]]		*[[:Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition]]
	*[[:John Laughton]]		*[[:John Laughton]]


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Frank Harrison Hill

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	\| partner =		\| partner =
	\| children = John Wright (by Mary Wright)		\| children = John Wright (by Mary Wright); Betsy Thompson (unconfirmed)
	\| parents = John Thompson, Mary Evison		\| parents = John Thompson, Mary Evison
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[:Frank Harrison Hill ~~Exhibition~~]]		*[[:Frank Harrison Hill]]
	*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]		*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]]
	*[[:Samuel Winter]]		*[[:Samuel Winter]]
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	*[[:William White]]		*[[:William White]]
	*[[:Beast Mart]]		*[[:Beast Mart]]
			*[[:Frank Harrison Hill Exhibition]]
	*[[:John Laughton]]		*[[:John Laughton]]