Lt Gen
Alexander
Thomson
CB
Born [date unknown] in Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Colin Hugh Thomson
Died
in Salruck, County Galway, Ireland
Profile last modified
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Biography
Alexander joined the 74th Foot as an Ensign on 22nd September 1803. He fought in the Peninsula War rising to the rank of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel on 21st September 1813.[1][2]
He retired to half pay in 1819 returning in 1830 as a Brevet Colonel. In 1850 he became full Colonel and 1851 Lieutenant General.[1]
Alexander married firstly Anne (née Jones), the widow of General Charles Miller in 1815.[3]
Alexander married secondly Mary Eliza Cowley at St. Thomas in Dublin on 20th July 1826.[1]
He died at Salruck on 23rd November 1856.[1][2][4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 WO 42 - War Office: Officers' Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers WO 42. T.119
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Examiner, 29th November 1856, Page 759.
- ↑ Register of Deeds Book 684 Page 93 Memorial 470431 Registered 16th January 1815
- ↑ Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1858-1920 1858
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