Thomas Rawlinson ( 1681 - 1725 )

Birth: The Old Bailey in the parish of St Sepulchre, London, England (25 March 1681) Death: London House, Aldersgate Street, London (06 August 1725) Burial: St Botolph's, Aldersgate Street, London Profession: Barrister Research field: Antiquities Education: William Day's school at Cheam, Surrey; Eton College; St John's College, Oxford (matriculated 1699); Middle Temple (admitted 1697) Career: Called to the Bar (1705); travelled in England and the Netherlands; Governor of Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospitals, London (1706); Governor of St Bartholomew's Hospital, London (1712); a Jacobite; his vast collections of books and manuscripts, to house which he had hired London House, were sold in sixteen sales (1722-1734) Memberships: FSA (1724) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 23/10/1712 Proposers: Sir Hans Sloane Council: 1714-1715.