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Authorised form of nameWhite; John (1699 - 1769)
Dates1699 - 1769
Date of birth02 December 1699
Date of death07 September 1769
ActivityCareer:
Travelled abroad (c 1723); MP for East Retford (1733-1768); Trustee and Common Councillor of the Georgia Society, from which he resigned, because, as a Dissenter, he objected to its policy of giving land to the Church of England; travelled to Westminster each year in a coach and six attended by numerous outriders
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election17/01/1723
ProposerWilliam Sloane
RelationshipsSon of Thomas White of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, and Wallingwells, MP for East Retford, and his wife, Bridget, daughter of Richard Taylor of Wallingwells, MP for East Retford; brother of Taylor White (FRS 1725)
SourcesSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Sedgwick; Namier
Notes:
Some doubt as to identity of this Fellow
Royal Society codeNA3873
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference numberTitleDate
MM/12/126Letter from Warren de la Rue to William White8 July 1880
MM/12/119Letter from Warren de la Rue, 73 Portland Place, William White20 June 1880
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