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Thomas Benson

Biography


Birth: ca. 1730
Death: 1777

Son of John Benson. Married (1752) to Jane Fletcher (1734-1760). Steward to the Duke of Portland.

Life with James Boswell

Boswell met Benson at Springkell on October 11, 1762, describing him as "a genteel, sensible man who has an estate in Cumberland and is a steward to the Duke of Portland".

Mentioned in

Thomas Benson is mentioned in:

  • Journal of my Jaunt, Harvest 1762

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