Peter David Garner Thomas ( 1 May 1930 - 7 July 2020) was a Welsh historian specialising in 18th-century British and American politics.[1]
Thomas was born in Bangor, Wales, and educated at the University College of North Wales and University College London.[2]
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".[3]
He wrote 24 biographies for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.[4]
- ^ "Professor Peter D.G. Thomas". The Old St Beghian. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Thomas' entry at encyclopedia.com
- ^ J. M.Beattie, 'Review: The House of Commons in the Eighteenth Century by P. D. G. Thomas', The American Historical Review, Vol. 77, No. 2 (Apr., 1972), pp. 512–13.
- ^ Contributor page at the ODNB