15 Facts About Davies Gilbert

Davies Gilbert was elected to the Royal Society on 17 November 1791 and served as its President from 1827 to 1830.

Davies Gilbert changed his name to Gilbert in 1817 and served as Member of Parliament, first for Helston in Cornwall and then for Bodmin.

Davies Gilbert's parents' first child, Davies by forename, died within 24 hours of birth in 1766, and their third child, Mary Philippa Davies Giddy was born in 1769.

Davies Gilbert was elected to the Royal Society on 17 November 1791 and served as its President from 1827 to 1830.

Davies Gilbert was High Sheriff of Cornwall from 1792 to 1793.

Davies Gilbert served in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Helston in Cornwall from 1804 to 1806 and for Bodmin from 1806 to 1832.

Davies Gilbert had an interest in the history and culture of Cornwall.

Davies Gilbert edited for publication a Cornish Language poem about the Passion: Passyon agan Arluth, as Mount Calvary.

Davies Gilbert was elected to the Society of Antiquaries in 1820.

Davies Gilbert was the President of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall from its foundation in 1814 until his death.

Davies Gilbert was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1832.

Davies Gilbert was opposed to mass education during his time in parliament.

Davies Gilbert died in Eastbourne in Sussex on Christmas Eve 1839.

Davies Gilbert was the mother of the notable New Zealand naturalist, John Enys.

In 1831, Davies Gilbert gave evidence to a Parliamentary select committee on steam carriages, which is included in the committee's report, published in 1834.