John Topham ( 1746 - 1803 )

Birth: Elmly, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England (06 January 1746) Death: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (19 August 1803) Burial: Gloucester Cathedral Education: Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1771) Career: Worked in the State Paper Office; Deputy Keeper of State Papers (1781); Commissioner in Bankruptcy (1783); Librarian to the Archbishop of Canterbury; worked under Philip Carteret Webb (FRS 1749), and later with Sir Joseph Ayloffe (FRS 1731); worked with Thomas Astle (FRS 1766), Richard Blyke (FRS 1773) and Philip Morant to arrange the Rotuli Parliamentorum 1278-1503; Treasurer, Society of Antiquaries Memberships: FSA (1767) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 15/04/1779.