| Authorised form of name | Croker; John Wilson (1780 - 1857) |
| Dates | 1780 - 1857 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland |
| Date of birth | 20 December 1780 |
| Date of death | 10 August 1857 |
| Occupation | Barrister; Politician |
| Activity | Education:
Trinity College, Dublin; Lincoln's Inn (entered 1800)
Career:
Called to the Irish Bar (1802); helped found the 'Quarterly Review' (1807); MP for Downpatrick (1807-1812); MP for Athlone (1812-1818); MP for Yarmouth I.O.W. (1819-1820); MP for Bodmin (1820-1826); MP for Aldeburgh (1826-1827; 1830-1832); MP for Dublin University (1827-1830); Secretary of the Admiralty, for defending the Duke of York in the case of Mary Anne Clarke (until 1830); edited Boswell's 'Life of Johnson' (1831)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/07/1810 |
| Relationships | Son of John Croker |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
W P Griffith and P J T Morris, 'Charles Hatchett FRS (1765 - 1847), chemist and discoverer of niobium' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 299 - 316 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/51766984 |
| Code | NA3563 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| DM/2/109 | Letter from JW Croker, Admiralty Office, to William Thomas Brande | 7 July 1825 |
| DM/2/107 | Copy of a letter from Stephen Lee, Somerset House, to JW Croker | 2 July 1825 |
| EC/1810/08 | Croker, John Wilson: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| AP/14/17/2 | Unpublished copy letter, regarding notice of a meteor from Fearon Fallows to the Secretary of the Admiralty [John Wilson Croker] | 9 November 1829 |
| AP/14/17/1 | Unpublished copy letter, regarding notice of a meteor from W [William] Ronald to Fearon Fallows | 20 October 1829 |
| AP/14/17 | Unpublished copy letters, regarding notice of a meteor from W [William] Ronald and Fearon Fallows | October-November 1829 |