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Authorised form of nameMilnes; Richard Monckton (1809 - 1885); 1st Baron Houghton
Dates1809 - 1885
NationalityBritish
Place of birthBolton Street, Mayfair, London, England
Date of birth19 June 1809
Place of deathVichy, France
Date of death11 August 1885
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Fryston, Yorkshire
ActivityCareer:
MP for Pontefract (1837-1863)
Honours:
Baron 1863
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election10/12/1868
RelationshipsCousin of Alfred Newton (FRS 1870)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 03 September 1870
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/120711335
CodeNA2188
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MC/8/299Letter from Lord Houghton, Fryston Hall, to [Sir Edward] Sabine, [President of the Royal Society]18 January 1869
MC/8Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1867-1869
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