Philip Thicknesse

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Captain Philip Thicknesse (1719 – 23 November 1792), British author, eccentric and friend of the artist Thomas Gainsborough.

Philip Thicknesse was born in Staffordshire, England and lived in Farthinghoe, Northamptonshire. He also lived in Bath. Thicknesse rose to be a Captain in the British Army, having joined at the age of 17. He was also Lieutenant-Governor of Languard Fort, Suffolk (1753–1766).

He was a friend of the society artist Thomas Gainsborough and also his less well-know brother, the inventor Humphrey Gainsborough. He was an author and wrote for The Gentleman's Magazine.

Thicknesse married Lady Elizabeth Tuchet, daughter of James Tuchet, 6th Earl of Castlehaven and Hon. Elizabeth Arundell, on 10 May 1749. His second wife was Ann Touchet, daughter of Baron Audley. His third wife was Anne Ford, daughter of Thomas Ford, who he married on 27 September 1762.

He died near Boulogne and was buried in Boulogne, Armagnac, France.