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Authorised form of nameClutterbuck; Sir; Thomas (c 1627 - 1683); merchant
Datesc 1627 - 1683
NationalityBritish
Date of birthc 1627
Date of deathFebruary 1683
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Ware Church, Hertfordshire, England, Europe
OccupationMerchant
ActivityCareer:
English Consul at Livorno [Leghorn] in Tuscany; commissioner for victualling the Mediterranean fleet
Honours:
Kt 1669
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election30/11/1676
ProposerHenry Oldenburg
Date of ejection or withdrawal9 August 1682
RSActivityEjected due to non-payment of arrears 9 August 1682
RelationshipsParents: James [or Josias] Clutterbuck and Margaret Colston
Married: Martha Swanley
OtherInfoClutterbuck was fairly successful as a naval agent, in particular relating to victualling, i.e. the supply of food to the navy. The port of Livorno was a convenient location for English ships entering the Mediterranean. He was inactive in the Royal Society's work prior to his expulsion.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; LeNeve; Bysshe Somerset; May Gloucestershire;
Page, W ed. 1912. 'Parishes: Ware', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3 (London: Victoria County History)
Notes:
Proposed by Henry Oldenburg. Bysshe says Swanley was merchant of London
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/56142625
CodeNA7790
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