| Authorised form of name | Bridges; John (1666 - 1724) |
| Dates | 1666 - 1724 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Barton Seagrave, Northamptonshire, England |
| Date of birth | 1666 |
| Place of death | Lincoln's Inn, London |
| Date of death | 16 March 1724 |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Research field | Topography |
| Antiquities |
| Activity | Education:
Trinity College, Oxford (matriculated 1683); Middle Temple (admitted 1684)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1691); Solicitor of Customs (1695); ordained deacon (1703); Commissioner of Excise (1712); Cashier of Excise (1715); Bencher of Lincoln's Inn (1719); Governor of the Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospitals; spent several thousand pounds on collecting information for a history of Northamptonshire; his manuscripts are now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford
Freemason, ostensible member of Lodge at Bear and Harrow, Butcher Row, Temple Bar, London
Memberships:
FSA (1718)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 07/04/1708 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1712, 1715, 1717 |
| Relationships | Son of John Bridges of Barton Seagrave and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Trumbull (FRS 1692) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Foster; DNB; MT
Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 'Freemasons and the Royal Society: Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who were Freemasons' 2010 p11
Notes:
Proposed by Sir Hans Sloane |
| Code | NA5699 |
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