Person Clayton; Sir; John (c 1620 - c1710); lawyer and virtuoso Clayton John Sir lawyer and virtuoso c 1620 - c1710 Male

Parsons Green, Middlesex

Education: Inner Temple (admitted 1682) Career: Called to the bar (1691) Honours: Kt 1664 Parents: Sir Jasper Clayton and Mary Thompson Married: Alice Buggins (née Bowyer) While Clayton was somewhat actively involved in the early Society's development and a member of multiple committees, not much else is known about his legal practice, as well as his personal life. Committee and panels: Committee for Collecting all the Phenomena of Nature hitherto observed (1664) ; Committee for Correspondence (1664) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 Proposed on 4 September 1661; Brought in variety of varnishes for report (1661) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Le Neve References: Dickson, D R. 1997. 'Thomas Henshaw and Sir Robert Paston's Pursuit of the Red Elixir: An Early Collaboration Between Fellows of the Royal Society', in Notes and Records, vol. 51, pp. 57-76 Notes: The election date is Clayton's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 9 October 1661. Uncertainty regarding dates of existence due to Inner Temple admissions dates. Year of birth and death taken from Hunter. Inner Temple admissions register has John Clayton, admitted 1682, from Parsons Green, Middlesex. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 20/01/2022 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA1472 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes a7b0d942-482c-4af7-9062-7ad03bc4b941