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| Tooke, The Rev. William Adm. sizar at JESUS, May 14, 1784. [2nd] s. of Thomas, of Clerkenwell, London (and Hannah, only dau. of Thomas Mann). [B. Jan. 29, 1744. School, Islington.] Ord. deacon and priest ( London ) 1771; Chaplain to the English church at Cronstadt, 1771-4. Chaplain at St Petersburg, 1774-92. F.R.S., 1783. Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St Petersburg. Was left a fortune in 1792 and returned to England, devoting the rest of his life to writing on Russian History. Chaplain to the Lord Mayor of London (Sir William Domville), 1814. Married, 1771, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Eyton, of Llanganhafal, Denbighshire , and had issue. Author, Life of Catharine II, Empress of Russia ; A View of the Russian Empire during the Reign of Catharine II; History of Russia from the Foundation of the Monarchy by Rurik, etc. Edited the General Biographical Dictionary . Resided latterly in Bloomsbury. Died Nov. 17, 1820, at Guildford. ( D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1820, II. 466.) | Rev. William TOOKE Approx. lifespan: 1744–1820 sizar Jesus College adm1784:05:14 2nd s. of Thomas TOOKE of Clerkenwell, London , (and Hannah MANN only dau. of Thomas MANN ). [ b. 1744:01:29 Sch: Islington School Islington, [London], Ord. deacon and priest London 1771 Chapl.: to the English church Cronstadt, [Russia], 1771-74 Chapl.: St Petersburg, [Russia], 1774-92 FRS 1783 Member of: the Sch: Imperial Academy of Sciences St Petersburg, [Russia], Was left a fortune in1792 and returned to England, devoting the rest of his life to writing on Russian History. Chapl.: to the Lord Mayor of London (Sir William Domville) 1814 m. 1771 Elizabeth EYTON dau. of Thomas EYTON of Llanganhafal, Denbighshire , had issue Publ.: Life of Catharine II, Empress of Russia; A View of the Russian Empire during the Reign of Catharine II; History of Russia from the Foundation of the Monarchy by Rurik etc. Publ.: Edited the General Biographical Dictionary latterly Bloomsbury, [London], d. Guildford, [Surrey], 1820:11:17 ( D.N.B.; G. Mag 1820, II. 466) |