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Richard Thompson (died 1735), of Coley, Reading, Berkshire, was a merchant in Jamaica and a Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1720 and 1734. Thompson was the son of William Thompson and his wife Elizabeth. He owned a sugar plantation in Jamaica, maintained by many slaves. He became a colonel in the Jamaica militia and a member of the Jamaica assembly. From 1704 to 1711 he was a member of the council of Jamaica. In February 1711 he told the Board of Trade that he did not intend to return to Jamaica and was replaced on the local council. He married Jane Nicoll, and bought the manors of Whitley and Coley on the outskirts of Reading in 1727.

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rdfs:comment	Richard Thompson (died 1735), of Coley, Reading, Berkshire, was a merchant in Jamaica and a Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1720 and 1734. Thompson was the son of William Thompson and his wife Elizabeth. He owned a sugar plantation in Jamaica, maintained by many slaves. He became a colonel in the Jamaica militia and a member of the Jamaica assembly. From 1704 to 1711 he was a member of the council of Jamaica. In February 1711 he told the Board of Trade that he did not intend to return to Jamaica and was replaced on the local council. He married Jane Nicoll, and bought the manors of Whitley and Coley on the outskirts of Reading in 1727. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet 1722 British general election 1727 British general election 1734 British general election Member of Parliament Coley Park Board of Trade Henry Grey (MP) Owen Buckingham (1674–1720) People from Reading, Berkshire British House of Commons High Sheriff of Berkshire British slave owners Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies 1735 deaths British MPs 1715–1722 British MPs 1727–1734 Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan South Sea Company Reading (UK Parliament constituency) Excise Bill dbr:Clement_Kent Richard Potenger British general election dbr:Anthony_Blagrave_(died_1744)
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has abstract	Richard Thompson (died 1735), of Coley, Reading, Berkshire, was a merchant in Jamaica and a Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1720 and 1734. Thompson was the son of William Thompson and his wife Elizabeth. He owned a sugar plantation in Jamaica, maintained by many slaves. He became a colonel in the Jamaica militia and a member of the Jamaica assembly. From 1704 to 1711 he was a member of the council of Jamaica. In February 1711 he told the Board of Trade that he did not intend to return to Jamaica and was replaced on the local council. He married Jane Nicoll, and bought the manors of Whitley and Coley on the outskirts of Reading in 1727. Thompson was High Sheriff of Berkshire for the year 1719 to 1720. In the course of the year there was an unexpected by-election at Reading on 15 March 1720, when he was returned in a contest as a Whig Member of Parliament. Later in 1720 he was one of the patentees of the Royal Mining Company which was formed to develop gold and silver mines in Jamaica. After they invested their subscribers’ funds in the South Sea Company the company went into liquidation. Thompson was defeated at Reading at the 1722 British general election but was returned successfully at the 1727 British general election. He voted for the Administration on the army in 1732 and on the Excise Bill in 1733. He did not stand at the 1734 British general election. Thompson probably died before the end of 1736 leaving three daughters, Frances, Jane and Ann who married Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet Coley Park Henry Grey (MP) Owen Buckingham (1674–1720) List of Great Britain by-elections (1715–1734) List of MPs elected in the 1715 British general election List of MPs elected in the 1727 British general election Richard Thompson High Sheriff of Berkshire Reading (UK Parliament constituency) Richard Potenger
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