• Source: Arthur Kett Barclay

    • Arthur Kett Barclay FRS, FRAS, FRGS, FGS (Bury Hill, Derbyshire, 20 June 1806 – 20 November 1869, Bury Hill, Dorking, Surrey) was a member of the Meteorological Society.


    Biography




    = Early life

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    Barclay attended Harrow School after a period of private tutoring. At the age of twenty (in 1826) he joined Barclay, Perkins & Co. brewers of Southwark, London. He travelled through Europe between 1829 and 1833.


    = Marriage and children

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    Arthur married Maria Octavia Wright (ca. 1806–??) on an unknown date and had the following children.

    Robert Barclay (1837–1913)
    Reverend Charles Wright Barclay (1853–1926)


    = Astronomy

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    In 1848 Arthur Kett Barclay built his own astronomical observatory at Bury Hill, Dorking, Surrey. The revolving dome was made by Ransomes & May of Ipswich and the eight-inch (203mm) aperture refracting telescope was by Troughton & Simms of London


    Philosophical and/or political views


    Barclay supported the Conservative Party, but "would never consent to be brought forward as a candidate". He was also a magistrate and deputy lieutenant for the county of Surrey.


    Published works




    Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions


    Fellow of the Geological Society from 1827
    Master of the Worshipful Company of Brewers in 1840
    Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society from 1840
    Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1845
    Member of the Meteorological Society from 1850
    Fellow of the Royal Society from 1852


    References/Notes




    External links


    Dorking: Bury Hill and the Barclays

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