| LC control no. | n 88130571 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron, 1799-1841 |
| Variant(s) | Poulett Thomson, Charles Edward, Baron Sydenham, 1799-1841 Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett, Baron Sydenham, 1799-1841 Thomson, C. P. (Charles Poulett), 1799-1841 |
| Other standard no. | 000000007735457X |
| Associated country | Canada Great Britain England |
| Associated place | London (England) |
| Birth date | 1799-09-13 |
| Death date | 1841-09-19 |
| Place of birth | Farnham (Surrey, England) |
| Place of death | Kingston (Ont.) |
| Field of activity | Canada--Politics and government Great Britain--Politics and government Free trade |
| Affiliation | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Great Britain. Board of Trade Political Economy Club of London |
| Profession or occupation | Governors general Legislators Politicians |
| Found in | Free trader in banking. Letter to the Rt. Hon. C.P. Thomson, M.P., president of the Board of Trade ... in explanation and defence ... of joint stock banking, 1834. LC data base, 5-6-88 (hdg.: Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Baron, 1799-1841) Judd, G.P. Members of Parliament, 1734-1832, 1955 (Poulett-Thomson, Charles Edward, 1st Bn. Sydenham, 1799-1841) Dictionary of Canadian Biography WWW site, viewed November 18, 2021 (Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett, 1st Baron Sydenham; colonial administrator; b. Sept. 13, 1799 at Waverley Abbey, England; d. Sept. 19, 1841 in Kingston, Upper Canada; he was an early advocate of free trade and was elected to the Political Economy Club; he was elected for Dover in 1826 and in 1830 became vice-president of the Board of Trade and Treasurer of the Navy in the Whig administration; subsequently he transferred to Manchester, where he was elected without campaigning in 1832 and re-elected in 1834 and 1837; he served as president of the Board of Trade in 1835; on September 6, 1839 he was commissioned governor-in-chief of British North America, overseeing the 1840 Act of Union; he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Sydenham on August 19, 1840; he proclaimed the union on February 10, 1841; as his health deteriorated he submitted his resignation in July 1841) |
| Associated language | eng |
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