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Authorised form of nameHolford; Robert (c 1758 - 1838)
Datesc 1758 - 1838
Date of birthc. 1758
Place of deathHis house at Undercliffe, Isle of Wight
Date of death14 August 1838
ActivityEducation:
Westminster School; St John's College, Cambridge. BA (1780)
Career:
Travelled in Switzerland; member of the London Light Horse Volunteers (at the time of the French Revolution)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election28/03/1805
RelationshipsEldest son of Peter Holford (FRS 1746)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
CodeNA2826
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1805/01Holford, Robert: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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