| Authorised form of name | Tooke; William (1777 - 1863) |
| Dates | 1777 - 1863 |
| Place of birth | St Petersburg, Russia |
| Date of birth | 22 November 1777 |
| Place of death | 12 Russell Square, London |
| Date of death | 20 September 1863 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Kensal Green cemetery, London |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Activity | Career:
Came to England (1792); articled to a solicitor in Gray's Inn; practised as a solicitor; involved in the foundation of London University and was on its first council (1823); MP for Truro (1832-1837)
Memberships:
FRSA (1862, President)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/03/1818 |
| Relationships | Son of William Tooke (FRS 1783); brother of Thomas Tooke (FRS 1821); father-in-law of John Thomas Graves (FRS 1839) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1863-1864 vol 13 pp vi-vii
References:
J H Appleby, 'The founding of St Petersburg in the context of the Royal Society's relationship with Russia' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 273-284 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/48784018 |
| Code | NA3459 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1783/04 | Tooke, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/Maull/004628 | Tooke, William | nd |
| DM/1/10 | Letter from W Tooke, Russell Square, to James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society | 7 March 1831 |
| DM/2/139 | Letter from Royal Society, to William Tooke | 16 June 1825 |
| DM/2/138 | Letter from William Tooke, Grays Inn, to W T Brande | 15 June 1825 |
| IM/Maull/004629 | Tooke, William | nd |
| DM/2/137 | Letter from William Thomas Brande, Royal Society, to William Tooke | 5 May 1825 |
| IM/004630 | Tooke, William | nd |
| EC/1817/36 | Tooke, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/1/281 | Letter from William Tooke and Charles Parker, 39 Bedford Row, to [Dr. Peter Mark Roget and John George Children,] Secretaries of the Royal Society | 22 January 1831 |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| MC/2/309 | Letter from William Tooke, Russell Square, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society | 17 December 1838 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| DM/2/135 | Letter from William Tooke, Grays Inn, to J F W Herschel | 3 May 1825 |
| AP/11/1 | Unpublished paper, 'New phenomena caused by the effects of magnetic influence' by J H Abraham | 28 February 1824 |