[1] He was a Warden of Wadham College, Oxford and a clergyman in the Church of England.
[2] In 1737 Thistlethwayte fled to Boulogne after being accused of making homosexual advances towards a student, William French, whose tutor John Swinton was also accused of homosexual practices.
Satirical poetry was written about these events.
[3] The following limerick probably also refers to Thistlethwayte:[4] Allegations of homosexual behaviour, which was considered scandalous at that time, and the College's decision to take out fire insurance combined to prompt the following verse: This English biographical article is a stub.
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