Caleb Whitefoord

Deceased Person

1734 – 1810

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Who was Caleb Whitefoord?

Caleb Whitefoord FRS FRSE RSA was a Scottish merchant, diplomat, and political satirist.

Born in Edinburgh in 1734, the illegitimate son of Colonel Charles Whitefoord of the Royal Marines, he was educated at James Mundell's School and Edinburgh University.

He moved to London, and in 1756 became a wine merchant.

In 1782 he served as Lord Shelburne's envoy to Benjamin Franklin on the Peace Commission at Paris.

In 1784 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London, and in 1788, upon the proposal of Robert Arbuthnot, Sir William Forbes and Alexander Fraser Tytler he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

He died at 28 Argyll Street, London, on 25 January 1810, and was interred at Paddington Churchyard.

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Born
1734
Edinburgh
Education
  • University of Edinburgh
Lived in
  • Edinburgh
Died
Jan 25, 1810

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on July 23, 2013

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