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| education = | | education = [[Boston Grammar School]] (c1791-c1792) | ||
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| occupation = Historian, Bank Clerk, Schoolmaster, Bookseller, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, advisor to the United States government | | occupation = Historian, Bank Clerk, Schoolmaster, Bookseller, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, advisor to the United States government | ||
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| spouse = | | spouse = [[Wikipedia:Jane Tonge Thompson|Jane Tonge]] | ||
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| parents = | | parents = John Thompson, Mary Evison | ||
| relatives = Frank Harrison Hill (grandson) | | relatives = [[Frank Harrison Hill]] (grandson) | ||
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'''Pishey Thompson''' (1785–1862) was at various times a teacher, a bank employee, a political advisor, and an antiquary. | '''Pishey Thompson''' (1785–1862) was at various times a teacher, a bank employee, a political advisor, and an antiquary. He was briefly educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (c1791-c1792). | ||
Thompson was born in Freiston, near Boston, on the 18th June 1785. | Thompson was born in [[Wikipedia:Freiston|Freiston]], near Boston, on the 18th June 1785, the only son of John Thompson, a grazier, and his wife Mary Evison. Pishey's mother died in 1789 shortly after the birth of her third daughter and his father died three years later, leaving Pishey an orphan at the age of seven. | ||
Pishey commenced his education at the age of six at Boston Grammar School. Following the death of his father he was brought up by his grandparents and was sent to school at [[Wikipedia:Wragby|Wragby]] for four years after which he was transferred for two years to a school at Freiston and finally to a school in [[Wikipedia:Skirbeck|Skirbeck]]. | |||
In 1801, at the age of sixteen he returned as an assistant teacher to the school at Freiston run by Mr Adams. In June 1804 he became a clerk at Sheath's Bank where he remained until it closed in 1814. | |||
In 1807 Pishey married [[Wikipedia:Jane Tonge Thompson|Jane Tonge]] and they set up home with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr and Mrs Charles Wright. A year later the Thompsons opened a bookshop and lived on the premises. The business was not a success and two years later it closed. Fortunately Pishey was still employed by the bank. When the bank failed Pishey moved to Garfits Bank as their First Clerk; he remained in employment there until he emigrated to America. | |||
In August 1818 Jane became sailed for America to visit relations and on 11 October 1819 Pishey joined her. He immediately applied for American citizenship which was granted on 27 December 1819. Before leaving Boston he had arranged for his "Collections for a Topographical and Historical Account of Boston, and the Hundred of Skirbeck" to be published. | |||
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. | |||
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]]. | |||
Jane died in 1851 and Pishey on 25 September 1862. | |||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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*"The History and Antiquities of Boston" - Reprinted in 1997 by Heritage Lincolnshire - ISBN 0948639202 | *"The History and Antiquities of Boston" - Reprinted in 1997 by Heritage Lincolnshire - ISBN 0948639202 | ||
*"Collections for a Topographical and Historical Account of Boston, and the Hundred of Skirbeck" - Reprinted in 2012 by Lightning Source UK Ltd - ISBN 1130940969 | *"Collections for a Topographical and Historical Account of Boston, and the Hundred of Skirbeck" - Reprinted in 2012 by Lightning Source UK Ltd - ISBN 1130940969 | ||
== External links == | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Pishey Thompson|Pishey Thompson]] - Wikipedia | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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*[[:Beast Mart]] | *[[:Beast Mart]] | ||
*[[:The History and Antiquities of Boston]] | *[[:The History and Antiquities of Boston]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:39, 22 May 2020
| Pishey Thompson | |
|---|---|
 Pishey Thompson in 1859 | |
| Born |
18 June 1785 Freiston |
| Died |
25 September 1862 (aged 77) London |
| Education | Boston Grammar School (c1791-c1792) |
| Occupation | Historian, Bank Clerk, Schoolmaster, Bookseller, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, advisor to the United States government |
| Employer | Sheath's Bank, Garfit and Claypon |
| Known for | The History and Antiquities of Boston |
| Spouse | Jane Tonge |
| Parents | John Thompson, Mary Evison |
| Relatives | Frank Harrison Hill (grandson) |
Pishey Thompson (1785–1862) was at various times a teacher, a bank employee, a political advisor, and an antiquary. He was briefly educated at Boston Grammar School (c1791-c1792).
Thompson was born in Freiston, near Boston, on the 18th June 1785, the only son of John Thompson, a grazier, and his wife Mary Evison. Pishey's mother died in 1789 shortly after the birth of her third daughter and his father died three years later, leaving Pishey an orphan at the age of seven.
Pishey commenced his education at the age of six at Boston Grammar School. Following the death of his father he was brought up by his grandparents and was sent to school at Wragby for four years after which he was transferred for two years to a school at Freiston and finally to a school in Skirbeck.
In 1801, at the age of sixteen he returned as an assistant teacher to the school at Freiston run by Mr Adams. In June 1804 he became a clerk at Sheath's Bank where he remained until it closed in 1814.
In 1807 Pishey married Jane Tonge and they set up home with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr and Mrs Charles Wright. A year later the Thompsons opened a bookshop and lived on the premises. The business was not a success and two years later it closed. Fortunately Pishey was still employed by the bank. When the bank failed Pishey moved to Garfits Bank as their First Clerk; he remained in employment there until he emigrated to America.
In August 1818 Jane became sailed for America to visit relations and on 11 October 1819 Pishey joined her. He immediately applied for American citizenship which was granted on 27 December 1819. Before leaving Boston he had arranged for his "Collections for a Topographical and Historical Account of Boston, and the Hundred of Skirbeck" to be published.
Pishey Thompson kept a store and bookshop in Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC but this business failed in 1833. He became an accountant to the 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.
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 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 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.
Jane died in 1851 and Pishey on 25 September 1862.
Bibliography
- "Pishey Thompson's Boston Diary, 18th October 1842-6th April 1844" - Reprinted in 1994 by Richard Kay - ISBN 0902662112
- "The History and Antiquities of Boston" - Reprinted in 1997 by Heritage Lincolnshire - ISBN 0948639202
- "Collections for a Topographical and Historical Account of Boston, and the Hundred of Skirbeck" - Reprinted in 2012 by Lightning Source UK Ltd - ISBN 1130940969
External links
- Pishey Thompson - Wikipedia