James Thomson (poet, born 1700)

James Thomson (c. 11 September 1700 – 27 August 1748) was a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence, and for the lyrics of "Rule, Britannia!"

For the 19th-century poet, see James Thomson (poet, born 1834). For the weaver poet, see James Thomson (weaver poet). For other people named James Thomson, see James Thomson.

James Thomson
Portrait by John Vanderbank, 1726
Bornc. 11 September 1700 (1700-09-11)
Ednam, Roxburghshire, Kingdom of Scotland
Died27 August 1748 (1748-08-28) (aged 47)
Richmond upon Thames, Kingdom of Great Britain
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
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