| Authorised form of name | Gay; Robert (- 1738) |
| Dates | - 1738 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of death | 31 October 1738 |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Activity | Education:
Jesus College, Cambridge (admitted 1693)
Career:
Barber-surgeon; bought the manor of Walcot from William Saunders (1699); Assistant Surgeon, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London (1708-1719, reappointed annually); Surgeon, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London (1719-1729); MP for Bath (1720-1722, 1727-1734); Treasurer, Christ's Hospital School; monumental inscription in St Mary the Virgin Church, Wanstead; leased part of his estate in Bath to John Wood who built Queen Square and Gay Street (named after Robert Gay) upon it
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/11/1718 |
| Relationships | Married Mary, daughter of William Saunders of Walcot; one daughter, Margaret |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn; V C Medvei & John L. Thornton (eds), The Royal hospital of St Bartholomew
1123-1973 (London, 1974); Venn
References:
'Gentleman's Magazine' 1738, p604
Notes:
From the Journal Book (30 October 1718): Mr Gay Surgeon to St Bartholomew's Hospital was proposed Candidate by Sr Hans Sloan. Sedgwick says he married Margaret, daughter of Sir Edward Farmer of Canons, Great Parndon, Essex |
| Code | NA7356 |