Family and Education
b. 4 Sept. 1722, 2nd s. of William Pownall of Saltfleetby, and bro. of John Pownall. educ. Lincoln; Trinity, Camb. 1740. m. (1) 3 Aug. 1765, Harriet (d. 6 Feb. 1777), da. of Gen. Charles Churchill, wid. of Sir Everard Fawkener, s.p.; (2) 2 Aug. 1784, Hannah, da. of Rev. Benjamin Kennet, wid. of Richard Astell of Everton, Beds., s.p.
Offices Held
Clerk at Board of Trade 1743 – 54; sec. to gov. of New York 1753; lt.-gov. New Jersey May 1755; gov. Massachusetts Bay 1757 – 59, S. Carolina 1760 (did not take up post); first commissary of control in Germany 1761 – 63; commr. for investigating accounts in Germany 1763–6.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Saltfleetby, Lincs.
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
POWNALL, Thomas (1722-1805)
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Oxford 1644
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