| Authorised form of name | Theobald; James (- 1759) |
| Dates | - 1759 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of death | 20 February 1759 |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Activity | Career:
Director of the Bank of England (1744-1755)
Memberships:
FSA (1726)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 04/11/1725 |
| Proposer | Sir Hans Sloane |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1728-1730 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Printed list; Romulus 1 & 2
References:
John H Appleby, 'James Theobald, FRS (1688-1759), Merchant and Natural Historian' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 179-189
Gentleman's Magazine 1759, p94 (obituary) |
| Royal Society code | NA539 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| L&P/1/65b/1 | Letters, 'On the comet of 1741' from Thomas Wright to James Theobald | 11 March 1742 |
| L&P/1/440 | Paper, 'An appendix to Dr C Mortimer's paper on cattle distempers' by James Theobald and others | 1745 |
| L&P/1/247 | Paper, 'An account of the gold horn found in Jutland in 1734' by James Theobald | 1743 |
| L&P/1/65b | Letters and illustrations, 'On the comet of 1741' from Thomas Wright to James Theobald | 11 March 1742 |
| L&P/2/127 | Letter, 'On inscriptions found at Tunis' from James Theobald to Martin Folkes | 10 May 1750 |
| L&P/2/243 | Letter, 'Of ginsem among the Iroquois' from Thomas Hutchinson to J[ames] Theobald | 20 September 1751 |
| L&P/3/315 | Paper, 'Of the effects of lightning at Shottesbrok, 20 July 1757' by James Theobald | 1758 |
| L&P/3/244 | Letter, 'Of one of the carved wooden images found hidden in a cavern in Jamaica and shown to the Royal Society on May 5' from James Theobald to George Parker | 8 May 1757 |
| EL/A/63 | Extract of a letter, from John Allen to James Theobald, dated at Bridgewater, Somerset | 15 May 1736 |
| RBO/14/5 | Extract of a Letter from Peter Kinck to James Theobald | 1728 |
| RBO/14/6 | Extract of a letter from Peter Kinck to James Theobald | 1728 |