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Authorised form of nameRokewode; John Gage (1786 - 1842)
Other forms of nameJohn
Other forms of surnameGage
Dates1786 - 1842
Date of birth13 September 1786
Place of deathClaughton Hall, Lancashire
Date of death14 October 1842
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Stanningfield, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
OccupationBarrister
ActivityEducation:
Stonyhurst College, Lancashire
Career:
Travelled on the Continent before studying law; called to the Bar (1818) but never practised; inherited estates of the Rookwood family; wrote antiquarian works
Memberships:
FSA (1818)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election08/04/1824
RelationshipsYoungest son of Sir Thomas Gage, of Hengrove Hall, Suffolk; took the surname Rokewood when he inherited the estates of the Rookwood family from his brother (1838)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1842 No 55 pp 418-419
CodeNA7026
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/001587Gage, Johnnd
EC/1824/03Rokewode, John Gage: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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