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Authorised form of nameRawdon; John (1720 - 1793); 1st Earl of Moira
Dates1720 - 1793
Date of birth17 March 1720
Date of death20 June 1793
ActivityHonours:
Baron Rawdon 1750; Earl of Moira 1762
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election12/04/1744
RelationshipsFather of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (FRS 1787)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
Notes:
Elected a Fellow as Sir John Rawdon, before being made Baron or Earl. BR entry from Burke.
CodeNA1414
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1744/01Rawdon, John, 1st Earl of Moira: certificate of election to the Royal Society12 April 1744
CB/2/28Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Lord Rawdon12 September 1786
CB/2/223Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Lord Rawdon28 March 1789
CB/2/162Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Lord Rawdon10 June 1788
CB/2/31Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Lord Rawdon13 September 1786
CB/2/95Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Lord Rawdon
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