Thomas Dimsdale

Baron
Thomas Dimsdale
FRS
Born(1712-05-29)29 May 1712
Theydon Garnon
Died30 December 1800(1800-12-30) (aged 88)
OccupationsDoctor, banker, politician.
Notable workThe present method of inoculating for the small-pox

Baron Thomas Dimsdale FRS (29 May 1712 – 30 December 1800) was an English medical doctor, banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1780 to 1790. He was created Baron Dimsdale of the Russian Empire by Catherine the Great after inoculating her against smallpox. His cousin, housekeeper and third wife Elizabeth Dimsdale was a diarist and recipe collector.

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