Background
THOMSON, Anthony Standidge was born on August 1, 1851 in Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Son of Reverend Anthony F. Thomson, Bachelor of Arts Oxfordshire., and Betsy Sowter Richardson.
THOMSON, Anthony Standidge was born on August 1, 1851 in Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Son of Reverend Anthony F. Thomson, Bachelor of Arts Oxfordshire., and Betsy Sowter Richardson.
Studied at St. John's Foundation School, Kilburn.
First went to sea 1868. Mercantile Marine, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company 1872- 1879: Orient Steam Navigation Company 1880-1883. Commanded the “ Silvertown ” and other telegraph steamships, 1883-1895.
Served in the Royal Navy on several occasions as Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve. Elected Younger Brother of Trinity House, 1892. Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve, 1887.
Decorated Companion of the Bath on the occasion of His (or Her) Majesty Diamond Jubilee as a mark of honour to the Royal Naval Reserve. Takes much practical interest in the science of oceanography and current surveying. Contributed a paper on Ocean Currents to the Sixth International Geographical Congress, held in London 1895.
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.