| Authorised form of name | Boulton; Matthew (1728 - 1809) |
| Dates | 1728 - 1809 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England |
| Date of birth | 03 September 1728 |
| Place of death | Soho |
| Date of death | 18 August 1809 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Handsworth, Birmingham |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Activity | Career:
Entered his father's business, as a silver stamper and piercer; started his own factory in Soho, near Birmingham; in partnership with James Watt (1775-1800)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 24/11/1785 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167, plate
Robert E Schofield, 'The Lunar Society of Birmingham: A Bicentenary Appraisal' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 144-161
R V Jones, 'The "Plain Story" of James Watt: the Wilkins Lecture 1969' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 194-220
Sir Kenneth Hutchison, 'The Royal Society and the Foundation of the British Gas Industry' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 245-270
D G King-Hele, 'Erasmus Darwin, Man of Ideas and Inventor of Words' in NR 1988 vol 42 pp 149-180
Desmond King-Hele, 'The 1997 Wilkins Lecture: Erasmus Darwin, the Lunaticks and Evolution' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 153-180
Desmond King-Hele, 'Erasmus Darwin's improved design for steering carriages - and cars' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 41-62
Patricia Fara, 'Letters from a scientific emperor', review of Neil Chambers, 'The letters of Sir Joseph Banks: a selection 1768 - 1829' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 264-265
R W Jones, 'Dalton's unfortunate choice' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 15-33 |
| Code | NA8135 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/005532 | Boulton, Mathew | nd |
| NLB/11/707 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to J R Thomas, 19 Down Street, Piccadilly, W. | 21 September 1895 |
| NLB/11/697 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to J R Thomas, 19 Down Street, Piccadilly, W. | 19 September 1895 |
| MM/23/7 | Exhibition card for samples from the Soho Mint | 11 November 1799 |
| IM/000458 | Boulton, Mathew | nd |
| EC/1785/12 | Boulton, Matthew: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |