William Godwin's Diary

Hollis, Thomas Brand

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 107 times, but was not at home (N) 6 times, and was a venue (V) 59 times.

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1788

8  April  1788 22  April  1788 (V) 14  September  1788 8  December  1788 (V) 30  December  1788

1789

5  January  1789 (V) 13  January  1789 29  January  1789 (V) 7  March  1789 (V) 31  March  1789 5  April  1789 (V) 6  April  1789 (V) 14  April  1789 20  April  1789 (V) 26  May  1789 30  May  1789 (V) 3  November  1789 4  November  1789 22  December  1789 (V)

1790

8  January  1790 27  January  1790 27  January  1790 (V) 1  February  1790 (V) 2  February  1790 13  February  1790 15  March  1790 (V) 16  April  1790 (V) 16  April  1790 18  April  1790 7  May  1790 (V) 9  May  1790 23  May  1790 1  June  1790 9  June  1790 (V) 13  July  1790 (V) 14  July  1790 21  December  1790 (V) 22  December  1790

1791

6  January  1791 (V) 11  January  1791 (V) 2  February  1791 (NV) 2  March  1791 (V) 5  March  1791 (V) 8  March  1791 (V) 9  April  1791 11  April  1791 (V) 14  May  1791 (V) 14  May  1791 8  June  1791 (NV) 11  June  1791 (V) 11  June  1791 14  July  1791 4  November  1791 (V) 4  November  1791

1792

6  January  1792 9  January  1792 (V) 29  January  1792 (NV) 2  March  1792 (V) 10  March  1792 (V) 10  March  1792 24  March  1792 31  March  1792 (V) 26  April  1792 (V) 29  April  1792 (N) 3  May  1792 (V) 3  May  1792 14  May  1792 (V) 26  May  1792 2  June  1792 (V) 11  June  1792 (V) 19  August  1792 (V) 22  August  1792 24  December  1792 (V) 30  December  1792

1793

14  January  1793 (NV) 26  February  1793 (V) 15  March  1793 (V) 4  April  1793 13  May  1793 21  May  1793 (V)

1794

21  January  1794 14  February  1794 27  March  1794 (V) 19  April  1794 19  May  1794 23  May  1794 (V) 14  November  1794

1795

3  January  1795 6  March  1795 (V) 30  March  1795 5  May  1795 (V) 6  May  1795 (V) 25  May  1795 (V)

1796

27  April  1796

1797

14  January  1797 23  January  1797 (V) 21  March  1797 (NV) 2  June  1797 (V)

1798

13  January  1798 (V) 22  March  1798 (V)

1799

15  April  1799 (V) 20  May  1799 24  December  1799 (V)

1800

12  January  1800 25  March  1800 (V)

1803

11  October  1803

1804

9  September  1804

  • Name: Hollis, Thomas Brand
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 1719
  • Death Date: 9  September  1804
  • Occupation: reformer

Thomas Brand was the chief benefactor of Thomas Hollis's will and he changed his name in honour of recognition of his generosity. He was elected fellow of the Royal Society in 1756 and of the Society of Antiquaries in 1757. He was a founder member of the Society for Consitutional Information in 1780 and the Revolution Society in 1788.

Godwin recorded meeting him first in 1784 in the 1796 lists.

  • MS. Abinger c. 1, fol. 97: 10 January 1791
  • DNB
  • John Disney, Memoirs of Thomas Brand Hollis (London: T. Gillet, 1808).

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Disney, John 25
Hollis, Timothy 9
8
Geddes, Dr Alexander 8
Hollis, John 8
Lindsey, Theophilus 8
Kippis, Andrew 6
Paradise, John 6
Thorkelin, Grímur Jónsson 6
Shore, Samuel 5
Price, Richard 5
Towers, Joseph 4
Romilly, Sir Samuel 4
Northmore, Thomas 4
Heywood, Samuel 3
3
Priestley, Joseph 3
3
3
Horne Tooke, John 3
Holcroft, Thomas 3
Lister, Dr William 3
White, 3
Gillies, John 3
Dyer, George 3
Wakefield, Gilbert 3
Taylor, Thomas 3
Rees, Abraham 3
Paine, Thomas 3
Frend, William 3
Belsham, Thomas 3
Planta, Joseph 2
Wodhull, Michael 2
Morgan, George Cadogan 2
Nollekens, Joseph 2
Vaughan, William 2
Stone, John Hurford 2
Watson, Richard 2
2
2
Nichols, John 2
Lewis, 2
Barry, James 2
1
Petion, Jerome 1
Morgan, William 1
Sharp, Richard (Conversation Sharp) 1
Barlow, Joel 1
Stanhope, Charles (third earl of Harrington) 1
Barbauld, Rochemont 1
Merry, Robert 1
Rous, George 1
O'Bryen, Dennis (O'Brien) 1
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1
Reveley, Willey 1
Fell, John 1
Vaughan, 1
Hoghton, Sir Harry 1
Towers, Joseph Lomas 1
Walker, Thomas 1
Dyson, George 1
Williams, Edward (Iolo Morganwg) 1
Stuart, Gilbert 1
Jennings, Joseph Clayton (Jennyns) 1
Lawrence, Sir Thomas 1
Opie, John 1
Chandler, John Westbrooke 1
Taylor, John 1
Chalmers, Alexander 1
Cartwright, John 1
Wolcot, Dr John (pseudonym Peter Pindar) 1
1
1
Webb, 1
Zenobio, Count Alvise 1
Lofft, Capel 1
Fox, Charles James 1
Beaufoy, Henry Hanbury 1
Rutt, John Towill 1