Authorised form of name | Evelyn; Sir; John (1682 - 1763) |
Dates | 1682 - 1763 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Sayes Court, Deptford, Kent |
Date of birth | 01 March 1682 |
Date of death | 15 July 1763 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Wotton, Surrey |
Activity | Education: Balliol College, Oxford (matriculated 1699) Career: MP for Helston (1708-1710); Joint Postmaster General (1708-1715); Commissioner of Customs (1721-1763); built a library (45 feet long) at Wotton Honours: Bt 1713
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 17/01/1723 |
RSActivity | Royal Society roles: VP 1741-; Council 1727-1730 |
Relationships | Son of John Evelyn, Barrister of the Middle Temple and Commissioner of the Revenue, and his wife, Martha, daughter of Richard Spencer; grandson of John Evelyn (FRS 1663); married Anne, daughter of Edward Boscawen of Worthevall, Cornwall, and his wife, Jael, daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin, KB |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB (father's entry); GEC Baronetage; Foster References: 'Gentleman's Magazine' 1763, p362 Notes: Proposed by Sir Hans Sloane |
Code | NA6130 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
NLB/13/493 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Professor Michael Foster, Secretary, Royal Society | 28 September 1896 |
RBO/1/12 | 'An exact Relation of the Pico Tenariff taken from Mr Clappham by Mr Evelyn' | 29 June 1661 |