| Authorised form of name | Macaulay; Thomas Babington (1800 - 1859); Baron Macaulay |
| Dates | 1800 - 1859 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Rothley Temple, Leicestershire, England |
| Date of birth | 25 October 1800 |
| Place of death | Holly Lodge, Campden Hill, Kensington, London |
| Date of death | 28 December 1859 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Poet's Corner (at the foot of Addison's statue), Westminster Abbey, London |
| Occupation | Poet; historian; barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Trinity College, Cambridge
Career:
Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge (1824); called to the Bar (1826); Commissioner in Bankruptcy (1828); MP for Calne, Wiltshire (1830); MP for Leeds (1831); Member, Supreme Council of India (1834-1838); President of the Commission for composing a criminal code for India (1835); returned to England (1838); began writing a 'History of England' (1839); MP for Edinburgh (1839-1847); Secretary of War (1839-1841); died of heart failure
Honours:
Baron 1857
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/11/1849 |
| Relationships | Eldest son of Zachary Macaulay (FRS 1821) and his wife Selina Mills, daughter of a Quaker bookseller of Bristol |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1860-1862 vol 11 pp xi-xxvi
Notes:
Elected a Fellow before becoming Baron.
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 |
| Code | NA7906 |