William Thornhill (doctor)
William Thornhill may refer to: * William Thornhill (MP for Poole) (1500–1557), English politician * William Thornhill (surgeon), English surgeon *William Pole Thornhill William Pole Thornhill (1807 – 12 February 1876) was a British Whig and then Liberal Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1853 to 1865. Life He was the son of Henry Bache Thornhill (son of Bache Thornhill) and his wife Helen P ...

William Thornhill (MP For Poole)
William Thornhill (c. 1500 – 21 August 1557), of Thornhill in Stalbridge, Dorset, was an English politician. Family Thornhill was the eldest son of Thomas Thornhill of Thornhill and his wife Joan née Hussey, daughter of Thomas Hussey of Shapwick. William married twice: firstly to a daughter of William Chauncy of Charlton in Wiltshire, by whom he had two sons and three daughters; secondly to Joan Brydges, daughter of Henry Brydges of Newbury, Berkshire. Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Poole Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ... in 1529. References 1557 deaths English MPs 1529–1536 People from Stalbridge Year of birth uncertain {{1529-England-MP-stub ...
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William Thornhill (surgeon)
William Thornhill (fl. 1723–1755) was an English surgeon. Biography Thornhill was a member of one of the younger branches of the great Dorset family of Thornhull of Woolland, a nephew of Sir James Thornhill Sir James Thornhill (25 July 1675 or 1676 – 4 May 1734) was an English painter of historical subjects working in the Italian baroque tradition. He was responsible for some large-scale schemes of murals, including the "Painted Hall" at the Ro .... He was educated in Bristol under ‘old Rosewell,’ a noted barber-surgeon of the city. He was elected on 20 May 1737 at the surgeons' hall in the market-place to be the first surgeon to the Bristol Infirmary founded in 1735. His attendance at the infirmary was so remiss that he more than once fell under the censure of the ‘house visitors,’ and in 1754 he was called upon to resign his office. He refused to do so, and it was not until June 1755 that he retired. His services were, however, recognised by a unanimous vote o ...
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