| Authorised form of name | Hook; James (c 1772 - 1828) |
| Dates | c 1772 - 1828 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | c 1772 |
| Place of death | The Deanery, Worcester, Worcestershire |
| Date of death | 05 February 1828 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster School; St Mary Hall, Oxford. MA (1799), BCL (1804), DCL (1806)
Career:
Took Holy Orders (1796); Vicar of Mickleton, Gloucestershire; Chaplain to the Earl of Guildford; presented by the King to the Rectory of Saddington, Leicester (1797-1802); Rector of Epworth, Lincolnshire (1802-1804); Rector of Hertingfordbury (1804-1817); Rector of St Andrew's, Hertfordshire (1805-1817); Prebendary, Winchester Cathedral (1807); Archdeacon of Huntingdon (1814); Rector of Whippingham, Isle of Wight (1817); Vicar of Candover Preston, Hampshire (1817); Dean of Worcester (1825); Vicar of Bromsgrove, and of Stone, Worcestershire (1826-1828); author of novels including 'Percy Mallory'
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 29/02/1816 |
| Relationships | Eldest son of James Hook, organist and composer; brother of Theodore Hook, novelist; married (1797) Anne, daughter of Sir Walter Farquhar, Physician; father of Rev Walter Farquhar Hook (FRS 1862) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster |
| Code | NA6663 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1799/13 | Hook, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/002200 | Hook, James | nd |
| EC/1815/29 | Hook, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |