Authorised form of name | Hewett; Sir; Thomas (1656 - 1726) |
Dates | 1656 - 1726 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Shireoaks, near Worksop, Nottinghamshire |
Date of birth | 09 September 1656 |
Date of death | 09 April 1726 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Wales Church, Yorkshire |
Occupation | Author; Landowner; Virtuoso |
Activity | Education: Shrewsbury School; Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1676) Career: Travelled for about five years in France, Holland, Switzerland, Italy and Germany; Surveyor of Woods North of Trent (1696-1715); Surveyor of Woods North and South of Trent (1715-1716); Surveyor-General of the King's Works (1719-1726); his works included the State Rooms at Kensington Palace and the reconstruction of Shirburn Castle for Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield (FRS 1712) Honours: Kt 1719
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 02/11/1721 |
Proposer | William Jones |
Relationships | Son of William Hewett of Shireoaks; married in Geneva (1689) Frances, daughter of Sir Edward Bettinson of Scadbury, Kent |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Musgrave; Colvin References: 'Historical Register Chronological Diary' 1726, p15 |
Code | NA4948 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
MS/390/191 | Bond of Sir Thomas Hewett to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 20 April 1721 |