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Authorised form of nameSloane; William (- 1767)
Dates - 1767
NationalityBritish
Date of death18 February 1767
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election24/05/1722
ProposerSir Hans Sloane
William Stukeley
RSActivityRoyal Society roles:
Council: 1725, 1729
RelationshipsSon of William Sloane; nephew of Sir Hans Sloane (FRS 1685); brother-in-law of John Fuller (FRS 1727) and Rose Fuller (FRS 1732)
Married: the daughter of Sir Gilbert Heathcote (FRS 1705); 3) Elizabeth, daughter of John Fuller, MP, of Brightling, Sussex (FRS 1704)
Father-in-law of Francis Annesley (FRS 1704)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Namier (Sloane, Hans)
References:
T E Allibone, 'The Diaries of John Byrom, MA, FRS, and their Relation to the Pre-history of the Royal Society Club' in NR 1965 vol 20 pp 162-183
Gentleman's Magazine 1767, p96 (obituary)
CodeNA2880
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