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Thomas Gage was born on 10 March 1718/19 at Firle and christened 31 March 1719 at Westminster St James, Middlesex, England, son of Thomas Gage, 1st Viscount Gage, and Benedicta Maria Teresa Hall. [1] Firle Place, Firle, Sussex, is where the Gage family had been seated since the 15th century. [2]
Thomas Gage, 1st Viscount Gage (c. 1695 – 21 December 1754) of High Meadow, Gloucestershire and later Firle Place, Sussex, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons as a Whig for 33 years between 1717 and 1754. 1743 Portrait of Thomas Gage by James Seymour
Thomas Gage was the son of son of John Gage of Haling, Surrey, by Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Copley of Gatton in that county. Both of his parents were condemned to death. The family were strong Catholics and intermarried with other Catholic families, including that of Sir Thomas More , the former Lord Chancellor.
Margaret Kemble was born in New Brunswick, Province of New Jersey, and lived in East Brunswick Township. [1] [2] [3] She was the daughter of Peter Kemble, a wealthy New Jersey businessman and politician, and Gertrude Bayard; the granddaughter of Judge Samuel Bayard (b. 1669) and Margaretta Van Cortlandt (b. 1674); and the great-granddaughter of Mayor of New York City Stephanus Van Cortlandt ...
Sir Thomas Gage, 2nd Baronet (died 1654) Sir Thomas Gage, 3rd Baronet (died 1660) Sir John Gage, 4th Baronet (c. 1642 –1699) Sir John Gage, 5th Baronet (c. 1691–1700) Sir Thomas Gage, 6th Baronet (c. 1694–1713) Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet (1695–1744) Sir Thomas Gage, 8th Baronet (died 1754) (had been created Viscount Gage in 1720)
In early September, General Thomas Gage, the royal governor of Massachusetts, had removed gunpowder from a powder magazine in Charlestown (in a location now in Somerville), and militia from all over New England had flocked to the area in response to false rumors that violence had been involved.
Portrait of Thomas Gage is a 1768 portrait painting by the American artist John Singleton Copley depicting the British general Thomas Gage. Gage was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in North America having served there during the Seven Years' War. Gage was paying a visit from his headquarters in New York to Boston where Copley was
Thomas Gage (1719–1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces during the early days of the American Revolution. Thomas Gage may also refer to: Thomas Gage (priest) (c. 1597–1656), English clergyman and traveler in the New World