Born in Ireland. Emigrated to
Pennsylvania, and commanded a troop of mounted militia in the French and
Indian campaigns. In 1776 appointed a brigadier-general by Congress, and
sent to Canada with reinforcements for General John Thomas. On June 6,
ordered by General Sullivan, who had succeeded Thomas, to attack the
enemy at Three Rivers, but badly defeated and taken prisoner; exchanged
two years later. =Index=: =Dr= Sent to attack Fraser at Three Rivers,
145; repulsed with loss, 146. =Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Thomson, Andrew.= =Sy= Elder brother and business partner of Sydenham,
9; annoyed at losses and expenses incurred by his brother, 14.

=Thomson, Edward William= (1849- ). Canadian author and journalist.
=Index=: =B= His sketch of Gordon Brown, 245. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Can.
Men_; _Canadian Who's Who_.

=Thomson, John.= =Sy= Merchant, father of Sydenham, 4; adds "Poulett" to
his name, 4.

=Thomson, Poulett.= _See_ Sydenham.

=Thornton, Sir Edward.= Born in London, England, 1817; son of Sir Edward
Thornton, minister to Portugal. Graduated at Cambridge in 1840. Entered
the diplomatic service, and in 1842 stationed at Turin. In 1845 attache
in Mexico, and in 1851 secretary of legation. Appointed minister to the
Argentine Confederation in 1859; and in 1865 minister to Brazil; in 1867
minister to Washington; in 1871 a member of the Joint High Commission on
the _Alabama_ claims; and in 1873 one of the arbitrators of the American
and Mexican Claims Commission. In 1878 served on the Ontario Boundary
Commission. In 1881 appointed ambassador to St. Petersburg; and to
Turkey in 1884; retired from the diplomatic service, 1887; made a G. C.
B., 1883. =Index=: =B= British minister at Washington, joint
plenipotentiary with George Brown for negotiation of a reciprocity
treaty, 1874, 226. =Md= Serves on Ontario Boundary Commission, 255.
=Bib.=: _Cyc. Am. Biog._

=Thorpe, Robert.= A member of the Irish bar. Judge of the Supreme Court
of Prince Edward Island, 1802; judge of the Court of King's Bench of
Upper Canada, 1805. Took part in the political quarrels of the time;
elected a member of the Upper Canadian Assembly, 1807; dismissed from
his judgeship by order of the secretary of state, on the representations
of the governor, Sir Francis Gore; sued Sir Francis Gore in England for
libel and recovered damages. Appointed chief-justice of Sierra Leone;
returned to England after two years on account of ill-health; brought
with him for