Florence Frankland Thomson (8 December 1885 – 2 July 1939), born Florence Frankland Wilson, was a Scottish

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master. She was

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participant (1937). She was a six-times winner the Scottish Women's Chess Championship (1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937).

Early life

Florence Frankland Wilson was born in

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in 1885.

Career

In the 1920s Thomson joined Glasgow Ladies' Chess Club. She was champion of the club on several occasions. Florence Frankland Thomson also was Glasgow Ladies' Chess Club President but only a few weeks before her death she was elected Vice-President for the second time. Florence Frankland Thomson was also champion of Glasgow Polytechnic Chess Club on two occasions. She six times participated and each time won the Scottish Women's Chess Championships: 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1937. Thomson also participated in the

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when she shared 3rd-4th place in 1935, and shared 2nd-3rd place in 1936, and won 2nd place in both the 1937 and 1938 tournaments. In 1937, Florence Frankland Thomson participated in

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where with

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shared 21st-22nd place. Florence Frankland Thomson was the first female insurance broker in Scotland.

Personal life

Florence Frankland Wilson married William Thomson, and had a son. She died in 1939, aged 53, in Glasgow. Her son

Alexander Aird Thomson Alexander Aird Thomson (21 February 1917 – May/June 1991) was a Scottish chess player, Scottish Chess Championship winner (1951). Biography Son of Florence Frankland Thomson (1885–1939) who was six-times winner the Scottish Women's Chess ...

(1917—1991) was also a chess player; he won the Scottish Men's Chess Championship in 1951 and represented Scotland three times at Chess Olympiad (1956, 1958, 1964).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Florence Frankland 1885 births 1939 deaths Sportspeople from Glasgow Scottish female chess players Scottish chess players