Peter Le Neve ( 1662 - 1729 )

Birth: London, England Baptism: St Michael Cornhill (22 January 1661) Death: 24 September 1729 Burial: Great Witchingham Church, Norfolk Profession: Herald Education: Merchant Taylors' School Career: Rouge Croix Pursuivant (1690); Deputy Chamberlain of the Exchequer; Richmond Herald (1704); Norroy King of Arms (1704); worked on the history and antiquities of Norfolk, but published nothing himself; his library and some of his manuscripts were sold after his death at the Bedford Coffee-House, Covent Garden 1731 Memberships: First President of the Society of Antiquaries on its revival (1687-1724) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 20/03/1712 Proposers: Sir Hans Sloane.