He was born at Cleve[2] in the parish of St Thomas, Exeter, in Devon, the eldest son of Thomas Northmore of Cleve, by his wife Elizabeth Osgood, daughter and heiress of Richard Osgood of Fulham.
Thomas Welby Northmore, who predeceased his father, having married his cousin Katherine Welby (d. 1869), third daughter of Sir William Earle Welby, 2nd Baronet (1768–1852), by whom he had two sons:
Thomas Welby Northmore, who succeeded his grandfather in the paternal estates;[3]
Secondly he married Emmeline Eden, fifth daughter of Sir John Eden, 4th Baronet (1740–1812), of Windlestone Park and Beamish Park, Durham, by whom he had one son and nine daughters.
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He died at Furzebrook House, near Axminster, on 20 May 1851.[3]
Tryphiodōrou Iliou Alōsis. De plurimis mendis purgata, et notis illustrata a T. Northmore (Greek), London, 1791; reissued with a Latin version in 1804.
Plutarch's Treatise upon the Distinction between a Friend and Flatterer, with Remarks, London, 1793.
Memoirs of Planetes, or a Sketch of the Laws and Manners of Makar. By Phileleutherus Devoniensis, London, 1795. In this work a utopian form of government is described.
A Triplet of Inventions, consisting of a Description of a Nocturnal or Diurnal Telegraph, a Proposal for an Universal Character, and a Scheme for facilitating the Progress of Science; exemplified in the Osteological part of Anatomy, Exeter, 1796.
A Quadruplet of Invention, Exeter, 1796; an augmented edition of the ‘Triplet.’
An edition of Thomas Gray's Tour through England and Wales [1799].
Of Education founded upon Principles. Part the First. Time: previous to the Age of puberty, London, 1800.
Washington; or Liberty restored: a Poem in ten Books, London, 1809; Baltimore, 1809; notice in ‘Quarterly Review,’ ii. 365–75.
In Nicholson's Journal he wrote on Effects on Gases by change in their Habitudes, or elective Attractions, when mechanically compressed, 1805 (vol. xii. p. 368), and on Experiments on condensed Gases, 1806 (vol. xiii. p. 233).[4]
^Vivian, Lt.Col. J. L., (ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p. 852, pedigree of Northmore of Cleve
thomas, northmore, english, lawyer, politician, politician, 1766, 1851, english, writer, inventor, geologist, arms, northmore, gules, lion, rampant, armed, langued, azure, crowned, with, eastern, crown, argent, contents, origins, career, marriages, children, d. For the English lawyer and politician see Thomas Northmore politician Thomas Northmore FSA 1766 1851 was an English writer inventor and geologist Arms of Northmore Gules a lion rampant or armed and langued azure crowned with an eastern crown argent 1 Contents 1 Origins 2 Career 3 Marriages and children 4 Death 5 Works 6 References 7 External linksOrigins editHe was born at Cleve 2 in the parish of St Thomas Exeter in Devon the eldest son of Thomas Northmore of Cleve by his wife Elizabeth Osgood daughter and heiress of Richard Osgood of Fulham Career editHe was educated at Blundell s School in Tiverton Devon and at Emmanuel College Cambridge where he graduated B A in 1789 and M A in 1792 3 On 19 May 1791 he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries He retired to cultivate his paternal estate where he lived for the rest of his life spending time on mechanics literature and politics He contested Exeter in June 1818 as a Radical when he only polled 293 votes He also unsuccessfully contested Barnstaple 3 He discovered about 1824 the bones in Kents Cavern at Torquay He found beneath the bed of mud which lies under the stalagmitic flooring of the cavern the tusk of a hyaena and then a metatarsal bone of the cavern bear These finds proved important to later work on the antiquity of the human race A much more thorough dig was undertaken by William Pengelly and the British Association 3 Marriages and children editHe married twice 3 Firstly to Penelope Welby eldest daughter of Sir William Earle Welby 1st Baronet c 1734 1815 of Denton Hall Lincolnshire by whom he had one son 3 Thomas Welby Northmore who predeceased his father having married his cousin Katherine Welby d 1869 third daughter of Sir William Earle Welby 2nd Baronet 1768 1852 by whom he had two sons Thomas Welby Northmore who succeeded his grandfather in the paternal estates 3 John Northmore a civil servant in Ceylon 3 Secondly he married Emmeline Eden fifth daughter of Sir John Eden 4th Baronet 1740 1812 of Windlestone Park and Beamish Park Durham by whom he had one son and nine daughters Death editHe died at Furzebrook House near Axminster on 20 May 1851 3 Works editHis works include 3 Tryphiodōrou Iliou Alōsis De plurimis mendis purgata et notis illustrata a T Northmore Greek London 1791 reissued with a Latin version in 1804 Plutarch s Treatise upon the Distinction between a Friend and Flatterer with Remarks London 1793 Memoirs of Planetes or a Sketch of the Laws and Manners of Makar By Phileleutherus Devoniensis London 1795 In this work a utopian form of government is described A Triplet of Inventions consisting of a Description of a Nocturnal or Diurnal Telegraph a Proposal for an Universal Character and a Scheme for facilitating the Progress of Science exemplified in the Osteological part of Anatomy Exeter 1796 A Quadruplet of Invention Exeter 1796 an augmented edition of the Triplet An edition of Thomas Gray s Tour through England and Wales 1799 Of Education founded upon Principles Part the First Time previous to the Age of puberty London 1800 Washington or Liberty restored a Poem in ten Books London 1809 Baltimore 1809 notice in Quarterly Review ii 365 75 In Nicholson s Journal he wrote on Effects on Gases by change in their Habitudes or elective Attractions when mechanically compressed 1805 vol xii p 368 and on Experiments on condensed Gases 1806 vol xiii p 233 4 References edit Vivian Lt Col J L ed The Visitations of the County of Devon Comprising the Heralds Visitations of 1531 1564 amp 1620 Exeter 1895 p 851 Vivian Lt Col J L ed The Visitations of the County of Devon Comprising the Heralds Visitations of 1531 1564 amp 1620 Exeter 1895 p 852 pedigree of Northmore of Cleve a b c d e f g h i Cooper 1895 The Liquefaction of Gases on Wikisource Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Cooper Thompson 1895 Northmore Thomas In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 41 London Smith Elder amp Co External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Thomas Northmore Works by or about Thomas Northmore at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Northmore amp oldid 1169800882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
