| Authorised form of name | Whishaw; John (c 1765 - 1840) |
| Dates | c 1765 - 1840 |
| Place of birth | Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Date of birth | c 1765 |
| Place of death | Wilton Crescent, London |
| Date of death | 21 December 1840 |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Trinity College, Cambridge; Gray's Inn. BA (1788), MA (1792)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1794); practised in the Chancery Court; Commissioner for auditing the public accounts (1806-1835); retired on a pension; Director of the African Institute; edited the journals of Mungo Park; Senior Bencher of the Honorable Society of Grays Inn (at the time of his death)
Memberships:
FAS; FGS
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 23/02/1815 |
| Relationships | Son of Hugh Wishaw of Chester |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
Donald McDonald, 'Smithson Tennant, FRS (1761-1815)' in NR 1962 vol 17 pp 77-94 |
| Code | NA3377 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1814/25 | Whishaw, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |