| Authorised form of name | Conduitt; John (1688 - 1737) |
| Dates | 1688 - 1737 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | March 1688 |
| Place of death | Paddington, London |
| Date of death | 23 May 1737 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Westminster Abbey, beside Sir Isaac Newton |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster School; Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1705/6)
Career:
Travelled in Europe; Judge-advocate with the British forces in Portugal (1711); Captain of Dragoons (1712); Commissary of Stores of War and Provisions at Gibraltar (1713-1727); MP for Whitchurch (1721-1734); MP for Southampton (1734-1737); succeeded Sir Isaac Newton as Master of the Mint (1727-death)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 01/12/1718 |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1723, 1725-1728 |
| Relationships | Son of Leonard and Sarah Conduitt of St Paul's, Covent Garden; married (1717) Katharine daughter of Robert Barton of Brigstock, Northamptonshire, and niece of Isaac Newton (FRS 1678) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Sedgwick
References:
Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167
Milo Keynes, 'The Personality of Isaac Newton' in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 1-56
Obituary, Gentleman's Magazine (1737), p.316.
Notes:
Baptised at St Paul's, Covent Garden, 08 March 1688. Proposed by Sir Isaac Newton |
| Royal Society code | NA6746 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| M/057 | Conduitt, John | |
| EL/C2/48 | Letter, from John Conduit to Edmond Halley, dated at Turnham Green | 16 March 1719 |
| EL/B2/80 | Letter, from J[ohn Durant] Breval to John Conduit at Turnham Green, dated at Totnam Court | 15 November 1717 |