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 | |