Mrs. A. T. Thomson

Katherine Thomson (1797–1862), born Katherine Byerley, was an English novelist and historian better known on title pages as Mrs. A. T. Thomson. She also wrote under the pseudonym Grace Wharton, and reference sources identify her as a versatile author whose work ranged from fiction to historical and biographical writing.

Her books include historical studies such as Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Ralegh, Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745, and The Life and Times of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. She also wrote novels, including Ragland Castle, showing the same strong interest in the past that shaped her nonfiction.

Later in her career, she worked with her son, John Cockburn Thomson, on books published under the Grace Wharton name, including The Queens of Society, The Wits and Beaux of Society, and The Literature of Society. A suitable verified portrait image was not clearly available from the pages consulted, so no profile image is included here.