| Authorised form of name | Pownall; Thomas (1722 - 1805) |
| Dates | 1722 - 1805 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
| Date of birth | 1722 |
| Place of death | Bath, Somerset |
| Date of death | 25 February 1805 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Walcot church |
| Activity | Education:
BA (1743) Trinity College, Cambridge
Career:
Worked in the office of the Board of Trade and Plantations; was nominated Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey; Governor of Massachusetts (1757); transferred to South Carolina, resigned (1760); MP Tregony (1767-1774), Minehead (1774-1780)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/04/1772 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
There are several Walcots in Gazetteer - probably the one in Lincolnshire, given his birth place (DNB does not specify). |
| Code | NA7187 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1772/12 | Pownall, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| CB/1/4/196 | Letter from Dr A Kippis, Crown Street to Charles Blagden, at Sir Joseph Banks's, Soho | 14 October 1784 |
| L&P/8/189 | Letter, 'Of the currents in the Atlantic Ocean' from Thomas Pownall to Joseph Banks | 1786 |