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Authorised form of nameClifton; Sir; Clifford (1626 - 1670); politician
Dates1626 - 1670
NationalityBritish
DatesAndPlacesBaptism:
22 June 1626
Burial:
Clifton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, Europe (22 June 1670)
ActivityEducation:
Gray's Inn (admitted 1647)
Career:
MP for East Retford (1659, 1661-1670); Deputy-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (1661-death); Commissioner for Assessment for Nottinghamshire (1661-death), Middlesex (1663-death)
Honours:
Kt 1661
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election28/03/1667
ProposerSir George Ent
RelationshipsParents: Sir Gervase Clifton
Married: Frances Finch
OtherInfoClifford only paid his admission fee and did not contribute to the Society's activities after his election. He was very active in the Cavalier Parliament, sat on numerous committees and acted as a teller for multiple bills.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Le Neve; Henning; GI
CodeNA3293
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
NLB/22/186Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to [Robert Bellamy] Clifton, Fellow of the Royal Society19 March 1901
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