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The Spalding Gentlemen's Society is a learned society based in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, concerned with cultural, scientific and antiquarian subjects. It is Britain's oldest such provincial body, founded in 1710 by Maurice Johnson (1688–1755) of Ayscoughfee Hall .
Maurice Johnson (1688–1755), of Spalding, was the founder of 'The Gentlemen's Society' (Spalding Gentlemen's Society). [1] Johnson was educated at Spalding Grammar School. [1] He studied law. [1] In 1717 he assisted in the re-establishment of the Society of Antiquitaries (Society of Antiquaries of London). [1]
The Spalding Club was the name of three successive antiquarian and text publication societies founded in Aberdeen, which published scholarly editions of texts and archaeological studies relevant to the history of Aberdeenshire and its region. The clubs were named after the 17th-century historian John Spalding. [1]
Leaving Spalding about 1729, when a successor at the school was appointed, he moved to Peterborough, where he was minor canon from 24 March 1728–9 till 1745. While there he was secretary and joint founder, along with Joseph Sparke , the registrar of Peterborough, of the Gentleman's Society, founded on the lines of the Spalding society.
Spalding Gentlemen's Society, English club founded in 1710 at Spalding, Lincolnshire; Spalding Grammar School, a selective school on Priory Road in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England; Spalding High School (disambiguation), the name of several high schools; Spalding House, a historic building belonging to the Honolulu Museum of Art
Esperanza Emily Spalding (born October 18, 1984), sometimes professionally known with the stylized name of esperanza spalding, [2] is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards , a Boston Music Award , a Soul Train Music Award , and two honorary doctorates: one from her alma mater Berklee ...
Charles Spalding was born in Canongate in Scotland on 29 October 1738, the son of Charles Spalding and Ann Findlay. [1] His father was a bookseller in Canongate. [2] [3] As the son of a merchant, the younger Spalding eventually became a shop-lad.
Spalding is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A. G. Spalding (1850–1915), American baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer; Albert Spalding (violinist) (1888–1953), American composer and concert violinist