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Of [[location::Newton, Suffolk]]; LL.B [[education::Trinity Hall, Cambridge]] 1743, LL.D 1748. [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[location::Waterden, Norfolk]] 1740-50, of [[location::Burnham Overy]] 1743-50, and of [[location::Gunthorp]] 1750. | Of [[location::Newton, Suffolk]]; LL.B [[education::Trinity Hall, Cambridge]] 1743, LL.D 1748. [[occupation::rector|Rector]] of [[location::Waterden, Norfolk]] 1740-50, of [[location::Burnham Overy]] 1743-50, and of [[location::Gunthorp]] 1750. | ||
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Samuel ALSTON 1717-1758
Biographical Note
Of Newton, Suffolk; LL.B Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1743, LL.D 1748. Rector of Waterden, Norfolk 1740-50, of Burnham Overy 1743-50, and of Gunthorp 1750.
Books
Alston used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks 427); the extent and disposition of his library are not known.
Sources
- Blatchly, J., Some Suffolk and Norfolk ex-libris, London, 2000, p.29.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.