Authorised form of name | Rawlinson; Thomas (1681 - 1725) |
Dates | 1681 - 1725 |
Place of birth | The Old Bailey in the parish of St Sepulchre, London, England |
Date of birth | 25 March 1681 |
Place of death | London House, Aldersgate Street, London |
Date of death | 06 August 1725 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: St Botolph's, Aldersgate Street, London |
Occupation | Barrister |
Research field | Antiquities |
Activity | Education: William Day's school at Cheam, Surrey; Eton College; St John's College, Oxford (matriculated 1699); Middle Temple (admitted 1697) Career: Called to the Bar (1705); travelled in England and the Netherlands; Governor of Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospitals, London (1706); Governor of St Bartholomew's Hospital, London (1712); a Jacobite; his vast collections of books and manuscripts, to house which he had hired London House, were sold in sixteen sales (1722-1734) Memberships: FSA (1724)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 23/10/1712 |
Proposer | Sir Hans Sloane |
RSActivity | Royal Society roles: Council: 1714-1715 |
Relationships | Son of Sir Thomas Rawlinson, Kt, Alderman of London and his wife, Mary, daughter of Richard Taylor of Turnham Green, Middlesex, who kept the Devil Tavern by the Temple; brother of Richard Rawlinson (1714); married his servant, Amy Frewen; no children |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; MT References: Historical Register Chronological Diary 1725, p36 (obituary) |
Code | NA1069 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
MS/390/144 | Bond of Thomas Rawlinson to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 19 February 1712 |