Richard Colt (Colt) Hoare, 2d baronet
1758–1838
Landowner and antiquary. Inherited Stourhead and its estates from his grandfather in 1785. Travelled extensively. Embarked on tree-planting schemes at Stourhead and cultivated exotic plants. His collection of Geraniaceae was the largest in the country. Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, 1812.
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ODNB.
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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