Thomas Quincey (1753-1793)
The father of the essayist Thomas De Quincey; he was a Manchester textile merchant, a
founder of Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, and author of a Short Tour in the Midland Counties of England (1774).
The father of the essayist Thomas De Quincey; he was a Manchester textile merchant, a
founder of Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, and author of a Short Tour in the Midland Counties of England (1774).