| Authorised form of name | Bacon; Thomas (? 1664 - 1736) |
| Other forms of name | Thomas Sclater |
| Other forms of surname | Sclater |
| Dates | ? 1664 - 1736 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | ? 1664 |
| Date of death | 23 August 1736 |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
St Paul's School, London; Trinity College, Cambridge (admitted 1682); Gray's Inn (admitted 1694)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1703); Bencher of Gray's Inn (1724); MP for Bodmin (1713-1715); MP for Cambridge (1715, 1722-1736); bought several estates in Cambridgeshire and amassed a valuable library; died intestate with an estate worth £200,000
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/03/1722 |
| Relationships | Son of Edward Sclater of Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire; married Elizabeth, sister of Peter Standley of Paxton Place, Huntingdonshire, an heiress who was in his charge, and assumed the name Bacon (c 1716); no children |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; St Paul's; Sedgwick; GI
References:
Obituary, Gentleman's Magazine (1736), p.488.
Notes:
Proposed by John Bridges; James Jurin |
| Code | NA8393 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MS/390/196 | Bond of Thomas Bacon to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 3 May 1722 |