John Laurens Bicknell (c.1786 – 3 August 1845 [1]) was an English solicitor and author. [2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1821. [3]
He was the son of John Bicknell and his wife Sabrina Sidney. [4] His name commemorated John Laurens, his father's friend, who died in 1782. [5] He was educated at Charles Burney's school, where his mother worked, having been left little to live on when his father died in 1787. [2] [4]
In a successful legal career, Bicknell became solicitor to the Admiralty. [6] He was Sir John Soane's solicitor from 1828, and an original trustee of the Soane Museum. [7] He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and died at Dover on 3 August 1845, aged 59. [8]
Bicknell married in 1809 Jane Willmott, eldest daughter of Thomas Willmott, at Shoreham, Kent. [15]
John Laurens Bicknell (c.1786 – 3 August 1845 [1]) was an English solicitor and author. [2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1821. [3]
He was the son of John Bicknell and his wife Sabrina Sidney. [4] His name commemorated John Laurens, his father's friend, who died in 1782. [5] He was educated at Charles Burney's school, where his mother worked, having been left little to live on when his father died in 1787. [2] [4]
In a successful legal career, Bicknell became solicitor to the Admiralty. [6] He was Sir John Soane's solicitor from 1828, and an original trustee of the Soane Museum. [7] He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and died at Dover on 3 August 1845, aged 59. [8]
Bicknell married in 1809 Jane Willmott, eldest daughter of Thomas Willmott, at Shoreham, Kent. [15]