Arthur Kett Barclay

Arthur Kett Barclay FRS, FRAS, FRGS, FGS was a member of the Meteorological Society.

Biography

Early life

Barclay attended Harrow School after a period of private tutoring. At the age of twenty he joined Barclay, Perkins & Co. brewers of Southwark, London. He travelled through Europe between 1829 and 1833.

Marriage and children

Arthur married Maria Octavia Wright on an unknown date and had the following children.

Robert Barclay
Reverend Charles Wright Barclay

Astronomy

In 1848 Arthur Kett Barclay built his own astronomical observatory at Bury Hill, Dorking, Surrey. The revolving dome was made by Ransomes & May of Ipswich and the eight-inch aperture refracting telescope was by Troughton & Simms of London

Philosophical and/or political views

Barclay supported the Conservative Party, but "would never consent to be brought forward as a candidate". He was also a magistrate and deputy lieutenant for the county of Surrey.

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

Fellow of the Geological Society from 1827
Master of the Worshipful Company of Brewers in 1840
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society from 1840
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1845
Member of the Meteorological Society from 1850
Fellow of the Royal Society from 1852