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Portrait of Sir John Dick by Gilbert Stuart
John Dick
Born 1721   Died December 2, 1804  
at Mount Clare, Roehampton, Surrey

Married to Ann Bragg (d. 1781). Formerly a merchant in Rotterdam, in 1754 he became British Consul at Leghorn (Livorno). He held that position until 1776, when he moved back to England and settled in the mansion Mount Clare in Roehampton, Surrey. For his services at Leghorn we was appointed Knight of the Order of St. Anna by the Russian Empress Catherine II.1

    Boswell on the Grand Tour II, 1765-1766

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.