Talk:Thomas Picton
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Mintguy you added a lot of information about Thomas Picton and made the comment "Adding content from EB11 to be cleaned and merged in" What is EB11? just curious
What about his fame (for eccenticity) by not wearing military uniform, instead a top hat and ordinary suit?
[edit] Peerage Denied
He was probably not granted a peerage - or for that matter his widow after his death - due to the belief he was not a gentleman which was almost a sine qua non for ennoblement. Wellington called him a 'rough foul-mouthed devil as ever lived' and certainyl not a gentleman Alci12 17:56, 1 June 2006 (UTC)