| Authorised form of name | Sydenham; Sir; Philip (c 1676 - 1739) |
| Dates | c 1676 - 1739 |
| Date of birth | c.1676 |
| Place of death | Swan with Two Necks (a coaching inn), Lad Lane, London, England |
| Date of death | 10 October 1739 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Barnes, Surrey, County of Surrey, England
Cause of death: Asthma |
| Occupation | Landowner |
| Activity | Education:
St Catharine's College, Cambridge; MA (1696); Middle Temple (admitted 1694)
Career:
MP for Ilchester (1701), Somerset (1701-1705); wasted his fortune and sold his estate to his cousin, Humphrey Sydenham
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1700 |
| Proposer | John Woodward |
| Other Royal Society activity | In printed list 1701-1706; resigned 1707 |
| Relationships | Parents:Sir John Sydenham, Bart, of Brimpton, Somerset, and his second wife, Mary, daughter of Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke.
Hereditary titles: Succeeded his father as 3rd Bart (1696) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn; GEC Baronetage; History of Parliament Online [https://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/sydenham-sir-philip-1676-1739; last accessed 25/10/2023]
References:
Gentleman's Magazine 1739, p554 (obituary)
London Magazine 1739, p517 (obituary) |
| Code | NA269 |