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An officer of the [[Medical Household]] of the [[Royal Household]] of the [[Sovereign]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. He has a salaried daily surgery.
The '''Apothecary to the Household''' is an officer of the [[Medical Household]] of the [[Royal Household]] of the [[Monarch|Sovereign]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. He has a salaried daily surgery.{{Clarification needed|date=June 2022}}


The Apothecary to the Household was originally responsible for providing medicine to members of the Royal Household; a separate officer, the [[Apothecary to the Person]], ministered to the Sovereign. Both were appointed by warrant from the [[Lord Chamberlain]], although the appointment was frequently published, in the form of [[letters patent]] under the [[Great Seal]].<ref name="Bucholz 2006">{{cite book |editor-first=Robert O. |editor-last=Bucholz |title=Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660–1837 |chapter=The medical establishment: Apothecaries 1660–1837 |publisher=University of London |location=London |year=2006 |chapter-url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp170-173}}</ref>
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==List of Apothecaries to the Household==
*[[Timothy Evans]] 2003-
*[[Sir]] [[Nigel Southward]], [[KCVO]] [[Master's degree|MA]] [[MB]] [[BChir]] [[MRCP]] 1975-2003
*[[Colonel]] [[Sir]] [[Ralph Southward]], [[KCVO]] [[MB]] [[ChB]] [[FRCP]] 1964-1975
*[[Sir]] [[Nigel]] [[Loring]], [[KCVO]] [[MRCS]][[LRCP]] 1949-1964
*[[Sir]] [[Stanley Hewett]], [[KCB]] [[KCVO]] [[MD]] 1936-


From the [[English Restoration|Restoration]] until 1727, a single Apothecary to the Household was appointed.<ref name="Sainty O 1997">{{cite book |last1=Sainty |first1=J.C. |last2=O |first2=B.R. |title=Officials of the Royal Household, 1660-1837: Department of the Lord Chamberlain and associated offices |publisher=University of London, Institute of Historical Research |series=Office-holders in modern Britain |year=1997 |isbn=978-1-871348-40-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OwUWAQAAIAAJ |access-date=30 April 2019 |page=50 |quote=The office of apothecary to the household was held singly until 1727. Thereafter it was ...}}</ref> For the next century, two or occasionally three individuals jointly held the office.<ref name="Bucholz 2006" /> The joint appointments came to an end on the resignation of Claudius du Pasquier in 1879.<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=24748 |page=4751 |date=1 August 1879}}</ref> The original salary consisted of wages of £40 and board wages of £60, which had risen to a total of £160 and was fixed at £106 13s 4d during the reign of Queen Anne. During the earlier Stuart era, the Apothecary to the Household was also entitled to riding wages and sometimes lodging.<ref name="Bucholz 2006" />
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== List of Apothecaries to the Household ==
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* 7 June 1660: George Solby<ref name="Great Britain. Public Record Office Daniell Green 1860 p. 24">{{cite book |author=Great Britain. Public Record Office |last2=Daniell |first2=F.H.B. |last3=Green |first3=M.A.E. |title=Calendar of state papers, domestic series, of the reign of Charles II: preserved in the state paper department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office |publisher=Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts |series=Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Charles II: Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office |issue=v. 1 |year=1860 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0_JVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA24 |access-date=30 April 2019 |page=24}}</ref>
* 23 June 1660: Francis Metcalfe (held a grant in reversion from 1639; does not appear again)
* 20 March 1661: John Jones
* 20 September 1685: Charles Giffard
* 5 July 1686: John Jones (reappointed after Giffard's death)
* 14 February 1693: John Soames
* 31 March 1697: William Jones (obtained a reversion of the office on his father's death 7 June 1677; proved his claim against Soames)<ref>{{cite book |last=Furdell |first=Elizabeth Lane |title=The Royal Doctors, 1485–1714: Medical Personnel at the Tudor and Stuart Courts |url=https://archive.org/details/royaldoctorsmedi00furd |url-access=limited |publisher=University of Rochester Press |location=Rochester, New York |year=2001 |page=[https://archive.org/details/royaldoctorsmedi00furd/page/n225 217] |isbn=1-58046-051-8}}</ref>
* 17 March 1720 – 27 March 1727: Hugh Trimnell
* 14 April 1727 – bef. 1776: John Allen<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=6640|page=1|date=9 January 1727}}</ref>
* 1 December 1727 – 1738: Marmaduke Lilly<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=6640|page=1|date=9 January 1727}}</ref>
* 19 December 1738 – 11 April 1766: Benjamin Charlewood
* 16 January 1761 – bef. 1776: Michael Crane
* 16 August 1776 – bef. 1784: Robert Halifax
* 16 August 1776 – 1814: Edward Holdich
* 13 April 1814 – 29 January 1820: W. Alfred Jones
* 31 January 1820 – 11 October 1823: Richard Walker
* 31 January 1820 – 26 June 1830: John Nussey
* 1824 – bef. 1831: William Walker
* 24 July 1830 – 1858: Charles Craddock
* 8 August 1837 – 1862: John Nussey (reappointed)<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=19530 |page=2072 |date=1837}}</ref>
* 23 February 1858 – 1 August 1879: Claudius Francis du Pasquier<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=22113 |page=1415 |date=12 March 1858}}</ref>
* 23 July 1874: – 6 May 1910: [[Francis Laking]]<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=24116 |page=3669 |date=24 July 1874}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27300 |date=29 March 1901 |page=2194}}</ref>
* ''vacant under George V?''
* 21 July 1936 – 4 October 1949: [[Stanley Hewett]]<ref>{{LondonGazette |supp=y |issue=34306 |page=4666 |date=20 July 1936}}</ref>
* 4 October 1949 – 1 October 1964: [[John Nigel Loring]]<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=38729|page=4250|date=4 October 1949}}</ref><ref>{{LondonGazette|supp=y|issue=39616|page=4200|date=1 August 1952}}</ref><ref>"Society of Apothecaries' Awards", [http://www.bmj.com/content/2/4882/298.2.full.pdf British Medical Journal] (July 31, 1954), p. 298 accessed 20 July 2011</ref><ref>''Barrier Miner'', [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49960633?searchTerm=mystery.&searchLimits= "Palace Duties"](Broken Hill, New South Wales, 2 August 1954, p.9 accessed 20 July 2012</ref>
* 1 October 1964 – 3 January 1975: [[Ralph Southward]]<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=43464 |page=8725 |date=16 October 1964}}</ref>
* 3 January 1975 – 12 February 2003: [[Nigel Southward]]<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=46453 |page=109 |date=3 January 1975}}</ref>
* 2003–present: Timothy Evans<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/9670367/The-Queens-doctor-spreads-his-wings.html |title=The Queen's doctor spreads his wings |date=12 November 2012 |publisher= |accessdate=30 April 2019 |via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |last=Matthews |first=L.G. |title=The Royal apothecaries |publisher=Wellcome Historical Medical Library |series=Publications of the Wellcome Historical Medical Library |year=1967 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1nJKAAAAMAAJ |access-date=30 April 2019}}

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The Apothecary to the Household is an officer of the Medical Household of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He has a salaried daily surgery.[clarification needed]

The Apothecary to the Household was originally responsible for providing medicine to members of the Royal Household; a separate officer, the Apothecary to the Person, ministered to the Sovereign. Both were appointed by warrant from the Lord Chamberlain, although the appointment was frequently published, in the form of letters patent under the Great Seal.[1]

From the Restoration until 1727, a single Apothecary to the Household was appointed.[2] For the next century, two or occasionally three individuals jointly held the office.[1] The joint appointments came to an end on the resignation of Claudius du Pasquier in 1879.[3] The original salary consisted of wages of £40 and board wages of £60, which had risen to a total of £160 and was fixed at £106 13s 4d during the reign of Queen Anne. During the earlier Stuart era, the Apothecary to the Household was also entitled to riding wages and sometimes lodging.[1]

List of Apothecaries to the Household

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  • 7 June 1660: George Solby[4]
  • 23 June 1660: Francis Metcalfe (held a grant in reversion from 1639; does not appear again)
  • 20 March 1661: John Jones
  • 20 September 1685: Charles Giffard
  • 5 July 1686: John Jones (reappointed after Giffard's death)
  • 14 February 1693: John Soames
  • 31 March 1697: William Jones (obtained a reversion of the office on his father's death 7 June 1677; proved his claim against Soames)[5]
  • 17 March 1720 – 27 March 1727: Hugh Trimnell
  • 14 April 1727 – bef. 1776: John Allen[6]
  • 1 December 1727 – 1738: Marmaduke Lilly[7]
  • 19 December 1738 – 11 April 1766: Benjamin Charlewood
  • 16 January 1761 – bef. 1776: Michael Crane
  • 16 August 1776 – bef. 1784: Robert Halifax
  • 16 August 1776 – 1814: Edward Holdich
  • 13 April 1814 – 29 January 1820: W. Alfred Jones
  • 31 January 1820 – 11 October 1823: Richard Walker
  • 31 January 1820 – 26 June 1830: John Nussey
  • 1824 – bef. 1831: William Walker
  • 24 July 1830 – 1858: Charles Craddock
  • 8 August 1837 – 1862: John Nussey (reappointed)[8]
  • 23 February 1858 – 1 August 1879: Claudius Francis du Pasquier[9]
  • 23 July 1874: – 6 May 1910: Francis Laking[10][11]
  • vacant under George V?
  • 21 July 1936 – 4 October 1949: Stanley Hewett[12]
  • 4 October 1949 – 1 October 1964: John Nigel Loring[13][14][15][16]
  • 1 October 1964 – 3 January 1975: Ralph Southward[17]
  • 3 January 1975 – 12 February 2003: Nigel Southward[18]
  • 2003–present: Timothy Evans[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bucholz, Robert O., ed. (2006). "The medical establishment: Apothecaries 1660–1837". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660–1837. London: University of London.
  2. ^ Sainty, J.C.; O, B.R. (1997). Officials of the Royal Household, 1660-1837: Department of the Lord Chamberlain and associated offices. Office-holders in modern Britain. University of London, Institute of Historical Research. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-871348-40-8. Retrieved 30 April 2019. The office of apothecary to the household was held singly until 1727. Thereafter it was ...
  3. ^ "No. 24748". The London Gazette. 1 August 1879. p. 4751.
  4. ^ Great Britain. Public Record Office; Daniell, F.H.B.; Green, M.A.E. (1860). Calendar of state papers, domestic series, of the reign of Charles II: preserved in the state paper department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office. Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Charles II: Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office. Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts. p. 24. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ Furdell, Elizabeth Lane (2001). The Royal Doctors, 1485–1714: Medical Personnel at the Tudor and Stuart Courts. Rochester, New York: University of Rochester Press. p. 217. ISBN 1-58046-051-8.
  6. ^ "No. 6640". The London Gazette. 9 January 1727. p. 1.
  7. ^ "No. 6640". The London Gazette. 9 January 1727. p. 1.
  8. ^ "No. 19530". The London Gazette. 1837. p. 2072.
  9. ^ "No. 22113". The London Gazette. 12 March 1858. p. 1415.
  10. ^ "No. 24116". The London Gazette. 24 July 1874. p. 3669.
  11. ^ "No. 27300". The London Gazette. 29 March 1901. p. 2194.
  12. ^ "No. 34306". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 July 1936. p. 4666.
  13. ^ "No. 38729". The London Gazette. 4 October 1949. p. 4250.
  14. ^ "No. 39616". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 August 1952. p. 4200.
  15. ^ "Society of Apothecaries' Awards", British Medical Journal (July 31, 1954), p. 298 accessed 20 July 2011
  16. ^ Barrier Miner, "Palace Duties"(Broken Hill, New South Wales, 2 August 1954, p.9 accessed 20 July 2012
  17. ^ "No. 43464". The London Gazette. 16 October 1964. p. 8725.
  18. ^ "No. 46453". The London Gazette. 3 January 1975. p. 109.
  19. ^ "The Queen's doctor spreads his wings". 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

Further reading

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  • Matthews, L.G. (1967). The Royal apothecaries. Publications of the Wellcome Historical Medical Library. Wellcome Historical Medical Library. Retrieved 30 April 2019.



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