Thomas Close|1796|1881| Thomas Close (born 1796 died 1881), antiquary, was born in 1796. He engaged in archaeological researches, and paid special attention to genealogy and heraldry. In several peerage cases he gave important evidence, especially in that of the Shrewsbury and Talbot succession. He published in 1866 'St. Mary's Church, Nottingham; its probable Architect and Benefactors. With remarks on the Heraldic Window described by Thoroton', Nottingham, 1866, duodecimo. Close was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, a chevalier of the order of Leopold in Belgium, and of other foreign orders. He was also grand master of the masonic province of Nottingham, and one of the founders and original members of the Reform Club. He died at Nottingham on 25 January 1881, three days after the death of his wife. [DNB 1][1]
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- ↑ [[Template:Cite DNB|vb=yes|author=Template:DNB WW|title=Close, Thomas (DNB00)|work=Dictionary of National Biography|volume=11|pages=0|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Close,_Thomas_(DNB00)]]
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- ↑ Obituary notice in the Times, 31 January 1881, page 6.
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