John Lockman
BornApril 18, 1722
DiedDecember 24, 1807(1807-12-24) (aged 85)
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
OccupationCanon of Windsor
SpouseElizabeth Seare
Children
  • Anna Maria
  • Caroline
Parent(s)Christopher Lockman
Susanna Gumley
Relatives

John Lockman FRS D.D. (1722–1807) was a Canon of Windsor from 1758 to 1807[1][2]

Family

John Lockman was born 18 April 1722.[3]

Lockman's father was (Christopher)[4] Lockman, esq. of London, originally from Hanover, and had worked for King George II as dresser and Page of the Backstairs.[5] His mother was Susanna Gumley, daughter of John Gumley and sister of Lady Bath (Anna Maria Pulteney (née Gumley)).[4][6] His mother Susanna died 18 April 1722 from childbirth complications presumably after delivering John.[3][7]

Lockman married Elizabeth Seare (daughter of Michael Seare, esq. as denoted on memorial, and daughter of Mary (Peachey));[8] Elizabeth was granddaughter of Sir John Peachey, 2nd Baronet,[9] they had two daughters:

  • Anna Maria Lockman (1764–1825),[10] who married Edward Barker, esq. from West Tarring, Sussex on 19 November 1778.[11][12][13]
  • Caroline Lockman (1766–1820 or 1828)[10][14][15]

Career

He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and graduated BA in 1748, and MA and Doctor in Divinity in 1769.[16] Lockman was recognized as a natural philosopher,[17] and had interested in painted glass.[5] Lockman once owned "The statutes and ordinances of the most noble Order of Saint George named “ye Garter’ [manuscript on vellum]" from year 1571 by Order of the Garter.[18]

Neat and organised handwritten page from William Godwin's journal.
NE corner of the terrace at Windsor Castle, study for a print; with figures including Tiberius Cavallo, Dr James Lind, Rev. Dr. John Lockman, Caroline Herschel,[19] Thomas Sandby looking out towards the comet on 18 Aug 1783[20] (background not shown), one pointing. 1783 Watercolour, over graphite[21]

He was appointed:

He was appointed to the second stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1758,[26] and held the stall until 1807. in 1774,[27] Lockman worked with King George III to refurbish parts of the Chapel's interior with plans to finance the project through donations from knights of the Order of the Garter,[28] Lockman was paid 500 guinea.[29] In addition to overseeing the project, a noteworthy contribution by Lockman included collecting all of the fifteenth century glass and consolidating the pieces into the single west window, which inspired a wave of artistic design for new windows.[30]

Fanny Burney mentioned Lockman in her journal, "...and though he told us nothing either new or striking, he at least took care to give no disappointment after his first opening, by preaching in a manner that never drew our attention."[2] Lockman also appears in the diary of Queen Charlotte[31]

Lockman was a member of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts[32] and the Amicable Society for a Perpetual Assurance Office.[33]

Death

Rev John Lockman (1722–1807)

Rev. Dr. John Lockman died 24 December 1807.[22] A memorial indicates he was "in his 87th year", however, this may conflict with his birthyear.

Publications

References

  1. ↑ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
  2. 1 2 Burney, Fanny (24 May 2015). The Additional Journals and Letters of Frances Burney. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-965811-4 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 The Chronological Diary for the Year 1722. Containing the Most Remarkable Transactions and Events, Etc. H. Meere. 1722. p. 22.
  4. 1 2 "Yale University archives" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 "REPORT OF THE SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF ST GEORGE'S AND THE DESCENDANTS OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER; VOLUME IV, No I, 1960" (PDF). 1960.
  6. ↑ "Collections Online | British Museum | Anna Maria Pulteney, Lady Bath". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "28/04/1722 The Weekly Journal : Or British Gazetteer | Rare Newspaper on Last Chance To Read". www.lastchancetoread.com.
  8. ↑ "Parishes: Marsworth | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Longmate, Barak (24 May 1810). "Stockdale's Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland: Containing an Account of All the Peers of the United Kingdom". J. Stockdale – via Google Books.
  10. 1 2 Great Britain House of Commons (1803). Journals of the House of Commons. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 270.
  11. ↑ The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex: Appropriated Solely to Their Use and Amusement. Baldwin, Cradock & Joy. 1778. p. 615.
  12. ↑ Society, Harleian (1886). The Publications of the Harleian Society: Registers. The Society. p. 293.
  13. ↑ "Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies".
  14. ↑ "College of St George, ANNUAL REVIEW 2006/07, pg 439" (PDF).
  15. ↑ The English Reports: Rolls Court (1829-1865). W. Green. 1904. p. 896.
  16. ↑ The Gentleman's Magazine. Volume 102. 1807. p.1239
  17. 1 2 "Lockman, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society". catalogues.royalsociety.org. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  18. ↑ Garter, Order (1571). The statutes and ordinances of the most noble Order of Saint George named "ye Garter' [manuscript on vellum].
  19. ↑ Roberta J. M. Olson; Jay M. Pasachoff (2012). "The Comets of Caroline Herschel (1750-1848), Sleuth of the Skies at Slough; Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena, INSAP7, Bath, 2010 (www.insap.org) publication: Culture and Cosmos, Vol. 16, nos. 1 and 2, 2012;". arXiv:1212.0809 [physics.hist-ph].
  20. ↑ "Lind, James (1736–1812) – Silhouette of George III". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  21. ↑ "Paul Sandby (1731–1809) – The meteor of 1783 seen from the east end of the North Terrace". www.rct.uk.
  22. 1 2 "Church Bells and Illustrated Church News" (PDF).
  23. ↑ https://static.torontopubliclibrary.ca/da/pdfs/37131052104049d.pdf
  24. 1 2 "Letter from Reverend John Lockman to Lord Southampton on his dismissal from George, Prince of Wales's Household, and praising the Prince's principles". gpp.rct.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  25. ↑ http://www.povertystudies.org/TeachingPages/EDS_PDFs4WEB/ALMSHOUSE_1868_MemorialOfStCrossAlmshouse-UK.pdf
  26. ↑ The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure ... Published ... according to Act of Parliament, for John Hinton. 1758. p. 46.
  27. ↑ Erffa, Helmut Von (1969). "Benjamin West at the Height of His Career". American Art Journal. 1 (1): 19–33. doi:10.2307/1593851. JSTOR 1593851.
  28. ↑ Jerry D. Meyer, The American Art Journal, vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul., 1979), pp. 53–65 (13 pages), doi.org/10.2307/1594166
  29. ↑ "A Guide to St George's Chapel c. 1811 – The Royal Windsor Web Site". www.thamesweb.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  30. ↑ Von Erffa, H (1969). "Benjamin West at the Height of His Career". American Art Journal. 1 (1): 22. doi:10.2307/1593851. ISSN 0002-7359. JSTOR 1593851.
  31. ↑ Kassler, Michael. The Diary of Queen Charlotte, 1789 and 1794: Memoirs of the Court of George.
  32. ↑ Ross, John (24 May 1785). "A Sermon Preached Before the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: At Their Anniversary Meeting in the Parish Church of St. Mary-le-Bow, on Friday February 18, 1785. By the Right Reverend John Lord Bishop of Exeter". T. Harrison and S. Brooke – via Google Books.
  33. ↑ Office, Amicable Society for a Perpetual Assurance (24 May 1783). "A List of the Members of the Corporation of the Amicable Society ... contributors on their own lives, etc" – via Google Books.
  34. ↑ Obituary (1808). "The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 53, pg 74".
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