| Authorised form of name | Newton; Sir; Henry (1651 - 1715) |
| Dates | 1651 - 1715 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 18 August 1651 |
| Date of death | 29 July 1715 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Mercer's Chapel, London |
| Occupation | Advocate |
| Activity | Education:
St Mary Hall, Oxford; BA (1668), MA (1671), BCL (1674); Merton College, Oxford; DCL (1678)
Career:
Travelled in Europe; Advocate in Doctors' Commons (1678); Chancellor of the Diocese of London (1685-1715); Official Principal to the Archdeacon of Essex; Admiralty Advocate (1694-1714); Envoy to the Grand Duke of Tuscany (1704-1709); Envoy Extraordinary to Genoa (1706-1707); Master of St Katharine's Hospital, near the Tower of London; Judge of the High Court of Admiralty (1714-1715); died suddenly of apoplexy
Honours:
Kt 1715
Memberships:
Accademia della Crusca
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 04/05/1709 |
| Relationships | Son of Henry Newton, Gent, of London and Highley, Essex, and his wife, Mary, daughter of R Hunt of Essex.
Married: 2) Mary, daughter of Thomas Manning. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; Squibb
References:
Obituary in 'Historical Register Chronological Diary' 1715, p65 |
| Royal Society code | NA7738 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MS/390/143 | Bond of Henry Newton to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 8 November 1711 |
| EL/N1/79 | Copy of a letter, from Henry Newton [to the Royal Society], dated at Florence | 5 March 1709 |
| EL/G1/75 | Letter, from Guido Grandus to Henry Newton | 1713 |