Authorised form of name | Clifton; Sir; Clifford (1626 - 1670); politician |
Dates | 1626 - 1670 |
Nationality | British |
DatesAndPlaces | Baptism: 22 June 1626 Burial: Clifton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, Europe (22 June 1670) |
Activity | Education: 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
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 28/03/1667 |
Proposer | Sir George Ent |
Relationships | Parents: Sir Gervase Clifton Married: Frances Finch |
OtherInfo | Clifford 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. |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Le Neve; Henning; GI |
Code | NA3293 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
NLB/22/186 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to [Robert Bellamy] Clifton, Fellow of the Royal Society | 19 March 1901 |