Leonard Hotchkis 1691-1771

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Leonard HOTCHKIS 1691-1771

Bookplate of Leonard Hotchkis in the Gunnerusbiblioteket (Franks 15434)

Biographical Note

Son of Richard Hotchkis of Chirbury, Shropshire. BA St John's College, Cambridge 1712, MA 1716. curate of Upton Magna from 1718; perpetual curate of Uffington from 1734; schoolmaster of Shrewsbury School 1735-1754; perpetual curate of Battlefield from 1749; and rector of Ryton from 1762.

Books

Hotchkis was involved with the library of Shrewsbury School, making donations and creating a catalogue of its holdings, but he bequeathed his own "books and papers" to his brother, [[family::Richard Hotchkis|Richard]. Examples: Many of his manuscripts and correspondence survive in the Shropshire Archives and the British Library. Printed books from his library have been identified in the Gunnerusbiblioteket, Universidad de Salamanca (BG/11806), and University of Glasgow (Sp Coll Hunterian Bf.3.10).

Characteristic Markings

Hotchkis used a Chippendale armorial bookplate (Franks 15434), and there are also examples of his name being inscribed in his books.

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