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Authorised form of nameBeckett; Sir; John (1775 - 1847)
Dates1775 - 1847
Date of birth17 May 1775
Date of death31 May 1847
ActivityCareer:
MP for Haslemere (until 1832); MP for Leeds (after 1832); Judge Advocate General
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election14/03/1816
RelationshipsSon of Sir John Beckett 1st Bart, of Leeds and his wife Mary; married (20 January 1817) Lady Anne Lowther, sister of William Lowther (FRS 1810); no children
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
CodeNA3422
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1815/34Beckett, Sir John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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