![]() He is particularly noted for two historical works: The History of Political Transactions, and of Parties, from the Restoration of King Charles the Second, to the Death of King William and The History of Great Britain during the Reign of Queen Anne both were published by Andrew Strahan of London. During his lifetime, he supported continued British presence in North America and became a prominent voice in support of abolition. Somerville led the church at Jedburgh until his death. He received his license to preach in November 1764, was ordained in 1767, and took positions as a tutor, before getting his first parish at Minto, a position he held until the king presented him to the parish of Jedburgh, Scotland, in 1772. In 1756, he matriculated at the University of Edinburgh, where he studied divinity. Thomas Somerville, the only son of minister William Somerville, was born in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, in 1741. I must, at the same time, desire you to observe, that I did not mean that all the hundred copies which I commissioned should be placed to the list of my subscribers" (October 18, 1798). About marketing methods, he wrote "I am perfectly satisfied with your proposed indulgence concerning the Indian speculation. Somerville's later correspondence focused more prominently on different aspects of publication, and included several discussions of his subscribers. He later reported, "I have been occupied for some time past in the perusal of the Shrewsbury papers, which contain valuable materials upon the subject of my former volume and would enable me to improve it with interesting facts" (October 4, 1798). He seemed equally concerned with both the literary quality and the factual content of his work, and wrote Strahan, "I expect to have at least the merit of publishing not a sentence, or perhaps not a word, superfluous" (January 25, 1798). Somerville strove for brevity in his writing and wanted the opportunity to refine his published work in the future. I could easily produce a bulky volume of original papers, but I mean to publish only such of them as are illustrative of the history, or curious on account of the distinguished characters of the authors" (October 11, 1795). Somerville also noted the thoroughness of his research, and alluded to the processes of creation that underlie historical authorship: "There is not a publication, foreign or domestic, relative to the history I have prepared, that has not been inspected by me with minute attention. Somerville recounted several aspects of his work as a historian for example, in one 5-page letter to Strahan, he discussed the book in depth, and voiced his "hope for an auspicious reception of the history of the reign of Queen Anne" (October 11, 1795). He wrote 8 letters to Strahan and 5 to Cadell & Davies. In his correspondence, addressed to publishers Andrew Strahan and Cadell & Davies in London, Somerville discussed the creation and subsequent publication of his book The History of Great Britain during the Reign of Queen Anne. John Thomas Somerville please visit our Sympathy Store.The Thomas Somerville letters are 13 letters bound into a single volume. ![]() ![]() To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mr. Visitation will be held from 4:00 Pm to 8:00 PM Friday and from 9:00 AM until service time Saturday at Gilbert Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Municipal Cemetery in White House, TN. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, Apat Gilbert Funeral Home with Bro Terrell Somerville officiating. He liked hunting, fishing, canoeing the Caney Fork and cookouts with family and friends. John always had a smile on his face and loved to have a good time and make everyone around him laugh. A graduate of East Robertson High School class of 1977, he worked as a fitter and foreman for almost every fire protection specialist company in Tennessee. John was preceded in death by his mother, Lora Pauline Searcy Somerville. ![]() A sister, Beverly Hodges of Georgia and a grandson, Dayton Somerville of Cross Plains, TN. Two brothers, Jeff Somerville (Kathy) and Harold Searcy (Jo) both of Portland, TN. Two sons, Jarrett Somerville (Sinisha) of Cross Plains, TN and Jamie Somerville of Portland, TN. Somerville is survived by his father, John Somerville of Portland, TN. Somerville was born Januin Sumner County, TN. John Thomas Somerville, age 59 of Portland, TN passed away Sunday, Apat Levine Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, NC. ![]()
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