He was son of Anthony Thompson and Elizabeth Sabrah Clark of Whitely Wood, Sheffield and Birmingham, Yorkshire, England.
Henry married Ann Lux Bowly, daughter of Daniel Bowly and Ann Stewart of "Furley Hall" at that mansion near Herring Run on 29 Mar 1798. Henry and Ann had issue nine sons and two daughters: Daniel Bowly (b. 20 Dec 1798); Henry Anthony (b. 14 Aug 1800 m. Zelina Julia de Macklot); John William (b. 13 Apr 1802); Samuel Townley (b. 17 Sep 1804 m. Sarah Caroline Sears Sterett); James Alfred (b. 7 Jan 1807); Charles Andrew (b. 3 Jan 1808); David Harris (b. 16 Dec 1810); Octavus (b. 9 Mar 1813 m. Theresa Hoylitz); Nancy Bowley (b. 15 Mar 1815, wife of Col. Napoleon Bonaparte Hughes); James Benjamin (b. 18 Jun 1817); and Elizabeth (b. 17 Dec 1818). One of his sons, Gen. Henry Anthony Thompson was a 1819 graduate of West Point and as part of the Corp of Engineers was superintendent of Fort McHenry, 1836-39, in charge of repairs after The War of 1812.
Capt. Henry Thompson came to Baltimore in 1794, became a member of The Baltimore Light Dragoons in 1798 and elected as its captain in 1809, and built "Clifton" mansion 1800-03. After numerous political/militia disputes, Henry disbanded The Baltimore Light Dragoons at the end of 1813 and formed the First Baltimore Horse Artillery in December 1813. In early August 1814, Brig. Gen. Stricker said that he wanted to establish a line of mounted messengers to advise him of the movements of the enemy, and he therefore ordered that "Captain Thompson of the light artillery whose Corps is not yet prepared for their contemplated species of service is charged with this duty." Henry's troop was ordered on August 23rd to Washington and reported back to Brig. Gen. Stricker on the actions at the Battle of Bladensburg. His unit of messengers served under Brig. Gen. Stricker and reported on the British ship movements until September 10th when they were assigned to Maj. Gen. Smith as his personal guard and messengers unit for North Point and Fort McHenry. The First Baltimore Horse Artillery continued sentinel duties on the British ship movements out of the Chesapeake Bay until Gen. Winfield Scott relieved the 3rd Brigade from service of the United States. Gen. Winfield Scott kept this troop on in its same sentinel service until the end of November 1814. After the Battle of Baltimore, Henry continued as company captain until his death in 1837.
Henry Thompson had a long and distinguished career as a prominent merchant-planter in Baltimore, and gave much to the development of the City. He was the builder and president (1816-1830) of The Baltimore and Harford Turnpike Company (now Harford Rd.), that eventually ended at Conowingo and provided grain transport to Baltimore from that part of PA. In 1818 he was appointed as one of the commissioners in the Poppleton Survey for laying out the streets of Baltimore. He was also Director of the Port Deposit Railroad, the Bank of Baltimore, the Merchant's Exchange, President of The Board of Trade and the Baltimore Insurance Company, and one of the commissioners of a new bank in 1835--Commercial Bank of Baltimore--plus, Recording Secretary of the Maryland Agricultural Society.
In the Maryland Militia he was Marshal at the dedication ceremonies of the Washington Monument and the Battle Monument, and was a Marshal for the celebration in honor of Gen. Lafayette's ceremonial tour in Baltimore. He was Military Aide when the B&O Railroad cornerstone was laid, and Grand Marshal of a procession commemorating the death of Gen. Lafayette in 1834. After the Bank Riots of 1835, he formed The City Horse Guards and was made Captain again of a troop of horses for a third time!
Henry and Ann hosted many distinguished guests at "Clifton" including Maj. Gen. Samuel Smith, Gov. Charles Ridgely of "Hampton," Alexander Brown, William Patterson, Henry Clay, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Gen. Winfield Scott, Robert Goodloe Harper, John Pendleton Kennedy, and William Wirt.
Henry was buried at Christ Church Cemetery and later reinterred along with part of his family at Green Mount Cemetery, section V, lot 37.
Researched and submitted by Nelson Bolton.
Henry married Ann Lux Bowly, daughter of Daniel Bowly and Ann Stewart of "Furley Hall" at that mansion near Herring Run on 29 Mar 1798. Henry and Ann had issue nine sons and two daughters: Daniel Bowly (b. 20 Dec 1798); Henry Anthony (b. 14 Aug 1800 m. Zelina Julia de Macklot); John William (b. 13 Apr 1802); Samuel Townley (b. 17 Sep 1804 m. Sarah Caroline Sears Sterett); James Alfred (b. 7 Jan 1807); Charles Andrew (b. 3 Jan 1808); David Harris (b. 16 Dec 1810); Octavus (b. 9 Mar 1813 m. Theresa Hoylitz); Nancy Bowley (b. 15 Mar 1815, wife of Col. Napoleon Bonaparte Hughes); James Benjamin (b. 18 Jun 1817); and Elizabeth (b. 17 Dec 1818). One of his sons, Gen. Henry Anthony Thompson was a 1819 graduate of West Point and as part of the Corp of Engineers was superintendent of Fort McHenry, 1836-39, in charge of repairs after The War of 1812.
Capt. Henry Thompson came to Baltimore in 1794, became a member of The Baltimore Light Dragoons in 1798 and elected as its captain in 1809, and built "Clifton" mansion 1800-03. After numerous political/militia disputes, Henry disbanded The Baltimore Light Dragoons at the end of 1813 and formed the First Baltimore Horse Artillery in December 1813. In early August 1814, Brig. Gen. Stricker said that he wanted to establish a line of mounted messengers to advise him of the movements of the enemy, and he therefore ordered that "Captain Thompson of the light artillery whose Corps is not yet prepared for their contemplated species of service is charged with this duty." Henry's troop was ordered on August 23rd to Washington and reported back to Brig. Gen. Stricker on the actions at the Battle of Bladensburg. His unit of messengers served under Brig. Gen. Stricker and reported on the British ship movements until September 10th when they were assigned to Maj. Gen. Smith as his personal guard and messengers unit for North Point and Fort McHenry. The First Baltimore Horse Artillery continued sentinel duties on the British ship movements out of the Chesapeake Bay until Gen. Winfield Scott relieved the 3rd Brigade from service of the United States. Gen. Winfield Scott kept this troop on in its same sentinel service until the end of November 1814. After the Battle of Baltimore, Henry continued as company captain until his death in 1837.
Henry Thompson had a long and distinguished career as a prominent merchant-planter in Baltimore, and gave much to the development of the City. He was the builder and president (1816-1830) of The Baltimore and Harford Turnpike Company (now Harford Rd.), that eventually ended at Conowingo and provided grain transport to Baltimore from that part of PA. In 1818 he was appointed as one of the commissioners in the Poppleton Survey for laying out the streets of Baltimore. He was also Director of the Port Deposit Railroad, the Bank of Baltimore, the Merchant's Exchange, President of The Board of Trade and the Baltimore Insurance Company, and one of the commissioners of a new bank in 1835--Commercial Bank of Baltimore--plus, Recording Secretary of the Maryland Agricultural Society.
In the Maryland Militia he was Marshal at the dedication ceremonies of the Washington Monument and the Battle Monument, and was a Marshal for the celebration in honor of Gen. Lafayette's ceremonial tour in Baltimore. He was Military Aide when the B&O Railroad cornerstone was laid, and Grand Marshal of a procession commemorating the death of Gen. Lafayette in 1834. After the Bank Riots of 1835, he formed The City Horse Guards and was made Captain again of a troop of horses for a third time!
Henry and Ann hosted many distinguished guests at "Clifton" including Maj. Gen. Samuel Smith, Gov. Charles Ridgely of "Hampton," Alexander Brown, William Patterson, Henry Clay, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Gen. Winfield Scott, Robert Goodloe Harper, John Pendleton Kennedy, and William Wirt.
Henry was buried at Christ Church Cemetery and later reinterred along with part of his family at Green Mount Cemetery, section V, lot 37.
Researched and submitted by Nelson Bolton.
He was son of Anthony Thompson and Elizabeth Sabrah Clark of Whitely Wood, Sheffield and Birmingham, Yorkshire, England.
Henry married Ann Lux Bowly, daughter of Daniel Bowly and Ann Stewart of "Furley Hall" at that mansion near Herring Run on 29 Mar 1798. Henry and Ann had issue nine sons and two daughters: Daniel Bowly (b. 20 Dec 1798); Henry Anthony (b. 14 Aug 1800 m. Zelina Julia de Macklot); John William (b. 13 Apr 1802); Samuel Townley (b. 17 Sep 1804 m. Sarah Caroline Sears Sterett); James Alfred (b. 7 Jan 1807); Charles Andrew (b. 3 Jan 1808); David Harris (b. 16 Dec 1810); Octavus (b. 9 Mar 1813 m. Theresa Hoylitz); Nancy Bowley (b. 15 Mar 1815, wife of Col. Napoleon Bonaparte Hughes); James Benjamin (b. 18 Jun 1817); and Elizabeth (b. 17 Dec 1818). One of his sons, Gen. Henry Anthony Thompson was a 1819 graduate of West Point and as part of the Corp of Engineers was superintendent of Fort McHenry, 1836-39, in charge of repairs after The War of 1812.
Capt. Henry Thompson came to Baltimore in 1794, became a member of The Baltimore Light Dragoons in 1798 and elected as its captain in 1809, and built "Clifton" mansion 1800-03. After numerous political/militia disputes, Henry disbanded The Baltimore Light Dragoons at the end of 1813 and formed the First Baltimore Horse Artillery in December 1813. In early August 1814, Brig. Gen. Stricker said that he wanted to establish a line of mounted messengers to advise him of the movements of the enemy, and he therefore ordered that "Captain Thompson of the light artillery whose Corps is not yet prepared for their contemplated species of service is charged with this duty." Henry's troop was ordered on August 23rd to Washington and reported back to Brig. Gen. Stricker on the actions at the Battle of Bladensburg. His unit of messengers served under Brig. Gen. Stricker and reported on the British ship movements until September 10th when they were assigned to Maj. Gen. Smith as his personal guard and messengers unit for North Point and Fort McHenry. The First Baltimore Horse Artillery continued sentinel duties on the British ship movements out of the Chesapeake Bay until Gen. Winfield Scott relieved the 3rd Brigade from service of the United States. Gen. Winfield Scott kept this troop on in its same sentinel service until the end of November 1814. After the Battle of Baltimore, Henry continued as company captain until his death in 1837.
Henry Thompson had a long and distinguished career as a prominent merchant-planter in Baltimore, and gave much to the development of the City. He was the builder and president (1816-1830) of The Baltimore and Harford Turnpike Company (now Harford Rd.), that eventually ended at Conowingo and provided grain transport to Baltimore from that part of PA. In 1818 he was appointed as one of the commissioners in the Poppleton Survey for laying out the streets of Baltimore. He was also Director of the Port Deposit Railroad, the Bank of Baltimore, the Merchant's Exchange, President of The Board of Trade and the Baltimore Insurance Company, and one of the commissioners of a new bank in 1835--Commercial Bank of Baltimore--plus, Recording Secretary of the Maryland Agricultural Society.
In the Maryland Militia he was Marshal at the dedication ceremonies of the Washington Monument and the Battle Monument, and was a Marshal for the celebration in honor of Gen. Lafayette's ceremonial tour in Baltimore. He was Military Aide when the B&O Railroad cornerstone was laid, and Grand Marshal of a procession commemorating the death of Gen. Lafayette in 1834. After the Bank Riots of 1835, he formed The City Horse Guards and was made Captain again of a troop of horses for a third time!
Henry and Ann hosted many distinguished guests at "Clifton" including Maj. Gen. Samuel Smith, Gov. Charles Ridgely of "Hampton," Alexander Brown, William Patterson, Henry Clay, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Gen. Winfield Scott, Robert Goodloe Harper, John Pendleton Kennedy, and William Wirt.
Henry was buried at Christ Church Cemetery and later reinterred along with part of his family at Green Mount Cemetery, section V, lot 37.
Researched and submitted by Nelson Bolton.
Henry married Ann Lux Bowly, daughter of Daniel Bowly and Ann Stewart of "Furley Hall" at that mansion near Herring Run on 29 Mar 1798. Henry and Ann had issue nine sons and two daughters: Daniel Bowly (b. 20 Dec 1798); Henry Anthony (b. 14 Aug 1800 m. Zelina Julia de Macklot); John William (b. 13 Apr 1802); Samuel Townley (b. 17 Sep 1804 m. Sarah Caroline Sears Sterett); James Alfred (b. 7 Jan 1807); Charles Andrew (b. 3 Jan 1808); David Harris (b. 16 Dec 1810); Octavus (b. 9 Mar 1813 m. Theresa Hoylitz); Nancy Bowley (b. 15 Mar 1815, wife of Col. Napoleon Bonaparte Hughes); James Benjamin (b. 18 Jun 1817); and Elizabeth (b. 17 Dec 1818). One of his sons, Gen. Henry Anthony Thompson was a 1819 graduate of West Point and as part of the Corp of Engineers was superintendent of Fort McHenry, 1836-39, in charge of repairs after The War of 1812.
Capt. Henry Thompson came to Baltimore in 1794, became a member of The Baltimore Light Dragoons in 1798 and elected as its captain in 1809, and built "Clifton" mansion 1800-03. After numerous political/militia disputes, Henry disbanded The Baltimore Light Dragoons at the end of 1813 and formed the First Baltimore Horse Artillery in December 1813. In early August 1814, Brig. Gen. Stricker said that he wanted to establish a line of mounted messengers to advise him of the movements of the enemy, and he therefore ordered that "Captain Thompson of the light artillery whose Corps is not yet prepared for their contemplated species of service is charged with this duty." Henry's troop was ordered on August 23rd to Washington and reported back to Brig. Gen. Stricker on the actions at the Battle of Bladensburg. His unit of messengers served under Brig. Gen. Stricker and reported on the British ship movements until September 10th when they were assigned to Maj. Gen. Smith as his personal guard and messengers unit for North Point and Fort McHenry. The First Baltimore Horse Artillery continued sentinel duties on the British ship movements out of the Chesapeake Bay until Gen. Winfield Scott relieved the 3rd Brigade from service of the United States. Gen. Winfield Scott kept this troop on in its same sentinel service until the end of November 1814. After the Battle of Baltimore, Henry continued as company captain until his death in 1837.
Henry Thompson had a long and distinguished career as a prominent merchant-planter in Baltimore, and gave much to the development of the City. He was the builder and president (1816-1830) of The Baltimore and Harford Turnpike Company (now Harford Rd.), that eventually ended at Conowingo and provided grain transport to Baltimore from that part of PA. In 1818 he was appointed as one of the commissioners in the Poppleton Survey for laying out the streets of Baltimore. He was also Director of the Port Deposit Railroad, the Bank of Baltimore, the Merchant's Exchange, President of The Board of Trade and the Baltimore Insurance Company, and one of the commissioners of a new bank in 1835--Commercial Bank of Baltimore--plus, Recording Secretary of the Maryland Agricultural Society.
In the Maryland Militia he was Marshal at the dedication ceremonies of the Washington Monument and the Battle Monument, and was a Marshal for the celebration in honor of Gen. Lafayette's ceremonial tour in Baltimore. He was Military Aide when the B&O Railroad cornerstone was laid, and Grand Marshal of a procession commemorating the death of Gen. Lafayette in 1834. After the Bank Riots of 1835, he formed The City Horse Guards and was made Captain again of a troop of horses for a third time!
Henry and Ann hosted many distinguished guests at "Clifton" including Maj. Gen. Samuel Smith, Gov. Charles Ridgely of "Hampton," Alexander Brown, William Patterson, Henry Clay, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Gen. Winfield Scott, Robert Goodloe Harper, John Pendleton Kennedy, and William Wirt.
Henry was buried at Christ Church Cemetery and later reinterred along with part of his family at Green Mount Cemetery, section V, lot 37.
Researched and submitted by Nelson Bolton.
Family Members
Children
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Daniel Bowly "Bowly" Thompson
1798–1830
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BG Henry Anthony Thompson
1800–1880
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Samuel Thompson
1801–1866
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John William Thompson
1802–1833
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Samuel Townley Thompson
1804–1865
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James Alfred Thompson
1807–1808
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Charles Andrew Thompson
1808–1834
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David Harris Thompson
1810–1871
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Octavus "Octy" Thompson
1813–1875
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Nancy Bowly Thompson Hughes
1815–1900
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James Benjamin Thompson
1817–1837
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Elizabeth Thompson
1818–1822
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