Authorised form of name | Plumer; Sir; Thomas (1753 - 1824) |
Dates | 1753 - 1824 |
Date of birth | 10 October 1753 |
Place of death | The Rolls House, Chancery Lane, London |
Date of death | 24 March 1824 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: The Rolls Chapel, London |
Occupation | Barrister |
Activity | Education: Eton; University College, Oxford. BA (1775); MA (1778); BCL (1783) Career: Fellow of University College, Oxford; entered Lincoln's Inn (1769) and attended Sir James Eyre (FRS 1791) on his circuits; called to the Bar (1778); one of the Commissioners of Bankrupts (1781); one of three counsel defending Warren Hastings (1787); Solicitor General (1807); Attorney General (1812); First Vice Chancellor of England (1813); Master of the Rolls (1818) Honours: Kt 1807 Memberships: FSA
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 06/03/1794 |
Relationships | Eldest son of Thomas Plumer of Liling Hall, parish of Sheriff Hutton, North Riding of Yorkshire |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
Code | NA2979 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1793/18 | Plumer, Sir Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
IM/003610 | Plumer, Sir Thomas | nd |
L&P/3/49 | Letter, 'About the earthquake of Nov 1 from Oporto' from Thomas Plumer to the Royal Society | 2 November 1755 |