Thomas Hawkins (1729 - 23 October 1772) was an English Anglican priest, academic and literary editor.
According to Davis, while Thomas Hawkins and Sir John were friends, a family relationship has not been traced.
[6] It was supported by Sir John Hawkins, Percy and Warton in expanding Hanmer's original and much-criticised efforts.
But it still fell short of the contemporary work in annotating Shakespeare, with Samuel Johnson, Edmond Malone and George Steevens.
[7] It was a deduction from a mention of "M. Kid" as the author of the play, in Apologie for Actors, a 1612 work of Thomas Heywood.