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Authorised form of nameDouglas; Sylvester (1743 - 1823); Baron Glenbervie
Dates1743 - 1823
Date of birth24 May 1743
Place of deathCheltenham, Gloucestershire
Date of death02 May 1823
ActivityHonours:
Baron 1800
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election05/03/1795
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Elected a Fellow before becoming Baron Glenbervie.
CodeNA3870
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/001195Douglas, Sylvester, Baron Glenberviend
L&P/5/56Paper, 'Of a blue substance found in a peat-moss, 12 miles from Aberdeen' by Sylvester Douglas12 December 1765
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