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1402:Joseph Banks
1352:Baron Hervey
1067:James Vernon
1027:Brook Taylor
945:Kit-Cat Club
921:Newtonianism
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697:Baron Lovell
667:Lord Paisley
628:George Payne
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1152:John Anstis
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1087:John Browne
1057:John Machin
1042:Charles Cox
837:(1792–1813)
831:(1782–1790)
825:(1777–1782)
819:(1772–1777)
817:Baron Petre
813:(1767–1772)
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801:(1762–1764)
795:(1757–1762)
789:(1754–1757)
783:(1752–1753)
777:(1747–1752)
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747:(1739–1740)
741:(1738–1739)
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645:(1721–1723)
636:(1719–1720)
630:(1718–1719)
624:(1717–1718)
1497:Categories
1397:John Soane
1192:Baron King
1072:John Senex
987:John Byrom
763:Baron Ward
547:1749–1777
504:1774–1777
407:edited by
181:References
1182:John Ward
951:Gormogons
499:1747–1774
494:1734–1747
175:Trevelyan
140:Yorkshire
132:Calverley
941:Whiggism
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551:Extinct
215:06-23564
112:Alderman
86:Blackett
975:Members
851:Related
614:Masters
539:Baronet
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475:for
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