Thomas Melvill (American patriot)
Thomas Melvill | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Melville, ca. 1820s | |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Legislature | |
| In office 1832 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1751 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 16, 1832 (aged 81) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | King's Chapel Burying Ground |
| Spouse |
Pricilla Scollay
(m. 1774) |
| Relations | Herman Melville (grandson) |
| Children | 11 |
| Parent(s) | Allan Melvill Jean Cargill |
| Alma mater | College of New Jersey |
Thomas Melvill or Thomas Melville (January 16, 1751 – September 16, 1832) was a merchant, member of the Sons of Liberty, participant in the Boston Tea Party, a major in the American Revolutionary War, a longtime fireman in the Boston Fire Department, state legislator, and paternal grandfather of writer Herman Melville.