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2 unusual facts about Thomas Thomasson


Thomas Thomasson

Thomasson was born at Turton into a Bolton family and was grandson of one of the original cotton pioneers.

On an occasion in the Bolton Theatre, when the Corn Law question was contested, he may be said to have called Abraham Walter Paulton into public life, by sending him on to the platform to defend the cause of repeal.



see also

Henry Whitmore

Whitmore was the son of Thomas Whitmore of Apley Park near Bridgnorth and his wife Catherine Thomasson, daughter of Thomas Thomasson of York.