John Warburton ( 1682 - 1759 )

Birth: 28 February 1682 Death: At his apartments in the College of Arms, Doctor's Commons, London (11 May 1759) Burial: St Benet's Church, Paul's Wharf, London Career: Exciseman in Yorkshire; visited York with Ralph Thoresby (FRS 1697) (1719); Somerset Herald (1720); owned many rare manuscripts and printed books, some of which were destroyed by fire, and others he sold to Humfrey Wanley (FRS 1706) for the Earl of Oxford's library; the remainder were sold at auction after his death; published a number of county maps, with the coats of arms of the nobility and gentry who had subscribed to them Memberships: FSA (1720) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 10/03/1720 Proposers: Roger Gale Ejected for non-payment of arrears (09 June 1757).