Thomas Pownall ( 1722 - 1805 )

Birth: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (1722) Death: Bath, Somerset (25 February 1805) Burial: Walcot church 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) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/04/1772.