Hoare, SIR RICHARD COLT

Hoare, SIR RICHARD COLT, antiquary, was born at Stourhead, in Wiltshire, on 9th December 1758. The son of a banker, and after his accession to the baronetcy in 1787 a gentleman of wealth, he devoted his leisure time to travel and antiquarian pursuits. The results of his labours in these departments appeared in a translation of Giraldus Cambrensis (1808), A Classical Tour through Italy and Sicily (1819), Ancient History of Wiltshire (1812-19), and Modern History of South Wiltshire (1822-44). He died at Stourhead, 19th May 1838. See Gentleman's Magazine, July 1838.