Sir George Thomas, 1st Baronet (died 1774) was an English colonial government official, who served as Governor of the Leeward Islands. Thomas served as Deputy Governor of the

Province of Pennsylvania The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was a British North American colony founded by William Penn, who received the land through a grant from Charles II of England in 1681. The name Pennsylvania was derived from ...

between 1738 and 1747. In 1753 he became Captain General and Governor in Chief of the

British Leeward Islands The British Leeward Islands was a British colony from 1671 to 1958, consisting of the English overseas possessions, English (later British) overseas possessions in the Leeward Islands. It ceased to exist from 1816 to 1833, during which time it ...

, serving in the position until 1766. Upon his return to England, he was created a

baronet A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...

, of Yapton in the County of Sussex in the

Baronetage of Great Britain Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

, on 6 September 1766. He married Lydia, daughter of John King, Esq. of Antigua.

Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet Sir George Alan Thomas, 7th Baronet (14 June 1881 – 23 July 1972) was a British badminton, tennis and chess player. He was twice British chess champion and a 21-time All-England badminton champion. He also reached the quarterfinals of the ...

was the last of this lineage, who had no sons; this baronetcy terminated with his death in 1972.

References

Year of birth unknown 1774 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Colonial governors of Pennsylvania Governors of the Leeward Islands {{GreatBritain-baronet-stub