Merton, Ambrose, 1803-1885
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Amb. Mer. (Ambrose Merton), 1803-1885
Mer., Amb. (Ambrose Merton), 1803-1885
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found: NUC pre-56(hdg: Thoms, William John, 1803-1885; usage: William J. Thoms; Wm. J. Thoms; Ambrose Merton; Amb. Mer.; W.J. Thoms)
found: Oxford DNB, June 2, 2014(Thoms, William John (1803-1885), antiquary; born in Westminster, London, on 16 November 1803; clerk in the secretary's office at Chelsea Hospital until 1844; published Early prose romances, 1827-1828; elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, 1838; appointed the first secretary of the Camden Society, 1838, a post he held until 1873; appointed a clerk of the House of Lords on 19 July 1845; in 1846, under the pseudonym Ambrose Merton, he published two volumes of tales and ballads; started the periodical Notes and queries, 1849; appointed assistant librarian of the House of Lords, 1862; died in London on 15 August 1885)
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2014-06-02: new
2014-06-03: revised
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