Charles Poulett Thomson was a merchant in London. In 1826 Thomson
was elected to represent Dover in the House
of Commons. Thomson was appointed Treasurer of the Navy in 1830.
A
supporter of parliamentary reform, Thomson and Mark
Philips became Manchester's first Members of Parliament in 1832.
Appointed
Governor-General of Canada in 1839, he
was was created Lord Sydenham in August 1840. Charles Poulett Thomson
died
on 19th September 1841.
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