| Authorised form of name | Bailey; Arthur (- 1712); merchant |
| Other forms of surname | Bayley |
| Bayly |
| Dates | - 1712 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of death | 1712 |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Activity | Career:
Corresponded with the Oxford Philosophical Society |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1683 |
| Proposer | Sir John Hoskins |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council 1711 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Placed on list of Fellows to be considered for benefactions (1711) |
| OtherInfo | Unfortunately, very little is known about Bailey's private or professional life and his activities as a London merchant. He was slightly active in the Society's work after his election. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Gunther (vol IV)
Notes:
Date of death from Hunter. |
| Code | NA5113 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CLP/9ii/10 | Paper, 'Severall observations of the respect of the needle to a piece of iron held perpendicular, made [by] a master of a ship crossing the æquinoctial line' by unknown author | [1685] |