Thomson, James

Thomson, James (1700 - 1748)

Index to poems
  1. A Poem Sacred to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton
  2. Hymn on Solitude
  3. Rule Britannia
  4. The Castle of Indolence: Canto I
  5. The Seasons: A Poem
  6. The Seasons: Summer
  7. The Seasons: Winter
Biography
  • Sambrook, James. "Thomson, James (1700–1748)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed. Ed. Lawrence Goldman. May 2008.
Given Name
James
Family Name
Thomson
Birth Date
September 11, 1700
Death Date
August 27, 1748
Nationality
Scottish
Family Relations
father : Thomas Thomson
mother : Beatrix Thomson
brother : Andrew Thomson
brother : Alexander Thomson
brother : John Thomson
sister : Mary Craig
Education
  • Abbey at Jedburgh



  • Edinburgh University



Religion
Honours
Occupations
  • Tutor



Literary Period
Augustan
Literary Movement
Unknown
Illness
Cause of Death
Fever
Buried At
Richmond Parish Church
First RPO Edition
1997