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Authorised form of nameHolroyd; John Baker (1735 - 1821); 1st Earl of Sheffield
Dates1735 - 1821
Place of birthSheffield, England
Date of birth1735
Date of death30 May 1821
ActivityHonours:
Baron Sheffield of Dunamore (Irish) 1781; Baron Sheffield 1802; Viscount Pevensey (Irish) 1816; Earl of Sheffield 1816
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election03/04/1783
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/66520928
CodeNA920
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/002192Holroyd, John Baker, 1st Earl of Sheffieldnd
MC/1/66Letter from John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, to the Royal Society 11 September 1820
MC/1Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1800-1831
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