Person Birch; Thomas (1705 - 1766) Birch Thomas 1705 - 1766 British Male St George's Court, Clerkenwell, England 23 November 1705 Hampstead Road, London 09 January 1766 Burial: The chancel, Church of St Margaret Pattens, Eastcheap

Clergyman, Church of England Education: DD (1753, Marischal College, Aberdeen) Career: Ordained deacon (1730); ordained priest (1731); Rector, Ulting, Essex (1732); Rector, Siddington near Cirencester (1744); Rector, St Michael Wood Street, London (1744); Rector, St Margaret Pattens, Eastcheap, London (1746); one of the first elected Trustees of the British Museum (1753) Memberships: FSA (1735) Son of Joseph Birch, coffee mill maker Royal Society roles: Sec 1752-1765 Fellow 20/02/1735 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: David Philip Miller, 'The "Hardwicke Circle": the Whig Supremacy and its Demise in the 18th-Century Royal Society' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 73-91, plate Geoffrey Cantor, 'Quakers in the Royal Society, 1660-1750' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 175-193 John H Appleby, 'Robert Dingley, FRS (1710-1781), Merchant, Architect and Pioneering Philanthropist' in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 139-154 A E Gunther, 'The Royal Society and the Foundation of the British Museum, 1753-1781' in NR 1978-9 vol 33 pp 207-216 Gail Ewald Scala, 'An Index of Proper Names in Thomas Birch, The History of the Royal Society (London, 1756-1757)' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 263-329 T E Allibone, 'Edmond Halley and the Clubs of the Royal Society' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 195-205 Marie Boas Hall, 'Henry Miles, FRS (1698-1763) and Thomas Birch, FRS (1705-66)' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 39-44, plate A D Atkinson, 'The Royal Society and English Vocabulary' in NR 1956-57 vol 12 pp 40-43 A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138 H W Robinson, 'Gleanings from the Library - I. A Note on the Early Minutes' in NR 1938 vol 1 pp 92-95 Markman Ellis, 'Thomas Birch's "Weekly Letter" (1741-66): Correspondence and history in the mid-eighteenth century Royal Society', in NR 2014, vol 68, no 3, pp 261-278 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9643 23 Nov 1705 - 9 Jan 1766 NA8129 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 6ebbf3c7-024f-4842-8ac0-cf47c95c68a5