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Authorised form of nameEdwards; Bryan (1743 - 1800)
Dates1743 - 1800
NationalityBritish
Place of birthWestbury, Wiltshire, England
Date of birth21 May 1743
Place of deathHis house at the Polygon, Southampton, Hampshire
Date of death15 or 16 July 1800
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
A vault under All Saints, Southampton
ActivityCareer:
Went to Jamaica to live with rich maternal uncle and inherited his business; returned to England and contested the seat of Chichester, but lost by 8 votes (1782); returned to the West Indies (1787-1792); returned to England; MP for Grampound, Cornwall (1796)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election22/05/1794
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Olwyn M Blouet, 'Bryan Edward, FRS, 1743-1800' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 215-222
Notes:
Possible death date of 15 July 1800
CodeNA7830
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
IM/001243Edwards, Bryannd
EC/1794/01Edwards, Bryan: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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