| Authorised form of name | More; Robert (1703 - 1780) |
| Dates | 1703 - 1780 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 1703 |
| Place of death | Linley, Shropshire |
| Date of death | 05 or 12 January 1780 |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
Queens' College, Cambridge. BA (1725), MA (1728)
Career:
Fellow of Queens' College; MP for Bishop's Castle (1727-1741); MP for Shrewsbury (1754-1761); travelled to Portugal and Spain (1749), Italy, Vienna and Leipzig (1750), Scandinavia, Russia and northern Germany (1751)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/02/1730 |
| Proposer | Martin Folkes |
| John Hadley |
| James D'Arcy |
| Relationships | Son of Robert More of Linley (formerly a London merchant) and his second wife, Sarah, daughter of John Walcot of Walcot, Shropshire.
Married: 1) Ellen, daughter of Thomas Wilson of Trevallyn, Denbighshire; 2) Catherine, daughter of Thomas More of Millichope, Shropshire |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (entry for Samuel More (1594-1662)); Venn; Sedgwick; Namier
References:
Obituary, Gentleman's Magazine (1780), p51
T E Allibone, 'The Diaries of John Byrom, MA, FRS, and their Relation to the Pre-history of the Royal Society Club' in NR 1965 vol 20 pp 162-183
Notes:
GM gives date of death as 12 January 1780, Sedgwick gives 5 January 1780 |
| Royal Society code | NA7509 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| L&P/4/68 | Paper, 'Register of baptisms and burials of Holy Cross, Salop.' by Robert More | 1761 |
| L&P/2/149 | Letter, 'Of ash-manna gathered near Naples' from Robert More to William Watson | 1750 |
| L&P/4/66 | Paper, 'An account of Klingenstierna's paper' by Robert More | 16 April 1761 |
| L&P/4/67 | Letter, 'Of the ceppus' from Daniel Lysons to Robert More | 17 October 1760 |
| CLP/10i/46 | Paper, 'A farther account of the same tree' by William Sherard | 1720s |
| L&P/2/141 | Letter, 'On his travels through Italy' from Robert More to Martin Folkes | 5 June 1750 |