Florence Frankland Thomson (8 December 1885 – 2 July 1939, born Florence Frankland Wilson) was a Scottish

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master. She was

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participant (1937). She was a six-times winner the Scottish Women's Chess Championship (1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937).

Early life

She was born in

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in 1885.

Career

In the 1920s Thomson joined Glasgow Ladies' Chess Club. She was champion of the club on several occasions. Thomson also was Glasgow Ladies' Chess Club president but only a few weeks before her death she was elected vice-president for the second time. Thomson was also champion of Glasgow Polytechnic Chess Club on two occasions. She six times participated and each time won the Scottish Women's Chess Championships: 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1937. Thomson also participated in the British Women's Chess Championship when she shared 3rd–4th place in 1935, and shared 2nd-3rd place in 1936, and won 2nd place in both the 1937 and 1938 tournaments. In 1937, Thomson participated in

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where with Ingrid Larsen shared 21st–22nd place. Thomson was the first female insurance broker in Scotland.

Personal life

Florence Frankland Wilson married William Thomson, and had a son. She died in 1939, aged 53, in Glasgow. Her son

Alexander Aird Thomson Alexander Aird Thomson (21 February 1917 – May/June 1991) was a Scottish chess player, Scottish Chess Championship winner (1951). Biography Son of Florence Frankland Thomson (1885–1939) who was six-times winner the Scottish Women's Chess C ...

(1917–1991) was also a chess player; he won the Scottish Men's Chess Championship in 1951 and represented Scotland three times at

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(1956, 1958, 1964).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Florence Frankland 1885 births 1939 deaths Chess players from Glasgow Scottish female chess players Scottish chess players