Person Gilbert; Davies (1767-1839) Gilbert Davies Giddy 1767-1839 British Male St Erth parish, Cornwall, England 06 March 1767 Eastbourne, Sussex 24 December 1839 Burial: The chapel of the Gilridges and Gilberts, north of the chancel of Eastbourne church, Sussex

6 Holles Street, London (1815)

Education: Penzance; Pembroke College, Oxford. MA (1789); DCL (1832) Career: MP for Helston (1804) and then for Bodmin (1806-1832); encouraged Sir Humphry Davy and other pioneer engineers Memberships: FSA Son of Rev Edward Giddy, curate of St Erth, Cornwall and Catherine Davies, daughter of John Davies of "Tredea", St Erth; acquired a large property in Cornwall by his marriage; changed his name to Gilbert (1817); father John Davies Gilbert (FRS 1834); brother-in-law of John Guillemard (FRS 1806) Royal Society roles: PRS 1827-1830; Treas 1819-1827; VP 1819- , 1835-1836, 1837-1838 Fellow 17/11/1791 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Family Tree Magazine (June 2003), "The Nancledra Mug" by Peter W Curtis Obituaries: Abstract of Papers in the Philosophical Transactions (Royal Soc Proceedings) 1840 No 4 pp 256-258 References: W H Brock, 'The Selection of the Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 162-179, plate Stephen G Brush, 'The Royal Society's First Rejection of the Kinetic Theory of Gases (1821), John Herapath versus Humphry Davy' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 161-180 R K Bluhm, 'A Note on the Origin of the Society's Conversaziones' in NR 1958 vol 13 pp 61-63 L Pearce Williams, 'The Royal Society and the Founding of the British Association for the Advancement of Science' in NR 1961 vol 16 pp 221-233 Gilbert D, IM001650.jpg ©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-9710 NA8707 12/06/2003 Clara 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/50005783 9185a539-af2e-43fd-9e97-1a9df72106cf