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Authorised form of nameCubitt; Sir; William (1785 - 1861)
Dates1785 - 1861
NationalityBritish
Place of birthDilham, Norfolk, England
Date of birth1785
Place of deathHis residence on Clapham Common, Surrey
Date of death13 October 1861
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Norwood Cemetery, Surrey
OccupationCivil Engineer
ActivityCareer:
Freemason, Initiated, 20 November 1837, passed 18 December 1837 and raised 15 January 1838, Grand Master's Lodge No 1, London
Honours:
Kt 1851
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election01/04/1830
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1862-1863 vol 12 p iv
References:
John R Levene, 'Sir George Biddell Airy, FRS (1801-1892) and the Discovery and Correction of Astigmatism' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 180-199
The Library and Museumm of Freemasonry 'Freemasons and the Royal Society;Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who were Freemasons' 2010, page 24-25
CodeNA7517
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/Maull/001014Cubitt, Sir Williamnd
EC/1830/20Cubitt, Sir William: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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