P. D. G. Thomas
Peter David Garner Thomas was a Welsh historian specialising in 18th-century British and American politics.
Thomas was born in Bangor, Wales, and educated at the University College of North Wales and University College London.
His first work, The House of Commons in the Eighteenth Century, explained the practices and procedures of the House of Commons of Great Britain, such as the debates, committees and attendance of its Members. J. M. Beattie, in his review, said that the two main strengths of the book were the detailed examination of the work and procedures of the Commons and "that it is not a static picture: we are constantly made aware of change and development".
He wrote 24 biographies for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Works
- The House of Commons in the Eighteenth Century.
- British Politics and the Stamp Act Crisis: The First Phase of the American Revolution, 1763–1767.
- Lord North.Proceedings and Debates of the British Parliaments Respecting North America, 1754–1783, six volumes, Kraus International, 1982–86.
- The English Satirical Print, 1600–1832: The American Revolution.
- The Townshend Duties Crisis: The Second Phase of the American Revolution, 1767–1773.
- Tea Party to Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution, 1773–1776.
- Revolution in America: Britain and the Colonies, 1763-1776.
- John Wilkes: A Friend to Liberty.
- George III: King and Politicians 1760-1770.