| Authorised form of name | Holford; Peter (c 1719 - 1804) | 
| Dates | c 1719 - 1804 | 
| Nationality | British | 
| Date of birth | c. 1719 | 
| Date of death | 14 July 1804 | 
| Occupation | Barrister | 
| Activity | Education: Westminster School; Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1735); St John's College, Cambridge (matriculated 1736)
 Career:
 Barrister (1740); Master in Chancery (1750-1804)
 
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| Membership category | Fellow | 
| Date of election | 12/02/1747 | 
| Relationships | Son of Robert Holford, Master in Chancery, of London; Married anne, daughter of William Nutt of Buxted, Sussex; Father of Robert Holford (FRS 1805) | 
| Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Venn
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| Code | NA1560 | 
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date | 
| EC/1746/20 | Holford, Peter: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 12 February 1747 | 
| MM/5/39 | Memorial from the Royal Society to King George III concerning the Transit of Venus of 1769 | c.1768 |