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Christopher HEWETSON 1686-1744

Biographical Note

Son of Christopher Hewetson of Thomastown, Kilkenny, a member of a long-established gentry family there which had prospered during the 17th century. He was involved in local administration, as a JP and a lieutenant in the Kilkenny Militia.

Books

Hewetson (or possibly his father?) used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks 14626). The extent and disposition of his library is not known; his eldest son was Amyas Hewetson (1708-71) and one of his younger sons Christopher achieved fame as a sculptor.

Sources

Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
Hewetson, J., The Hewetsons of County Kilkenny, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 5th ser 39 (1909), 369-92.
Myrone, Martin. "Hewetson, Christopher (1737/8–1798), sculptor." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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-Hewetson (or possibly his father?) used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks 14626). The extent and disposition of his library is not known; his eldest son was [[family::Amyas Hewetson]] (1708-71) and one of his younger sons [[family Christiopher Hewetson 1737/8-98|Christopher]] achieved fame as a [[occupation::sculptor]].
+Hewetson (or possibly his father?) used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks 14626). The extent and disposition of his library is not known; his eldest son was [[family::Amyas Hewetson]] (1708-71) and one of his younger sons [[family::Christopher Hewetson 1737/8-98|Christopher]] achieved fame as a [[occupation::sculptor]].
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