Person Whishaw; John (c 1765 - 1840) Whishaw John c 1765 - 1840 Male Chester, Cheshire, England c 1765 Wilton Crescent, London 21 December 1840

51 Lincolns Inn Fields, London; 29 Wilton Crescent, London

Barrister Education: Trinity College, Cambridge; Gray's Inn. BA (1788), MA (1792) Career: Called to the Bar (1794); practised in the Chancery Court; Commissioner for auditing the public accounts (1806-1835); retired on a pension; Director of the African Institute; edited the journals of Mungo Park; Senior Bencher of the Honorable Society of Grays Inn (at the time of his death) Memberships: FAS; FGS Son of Hugh Wishaw of Chester Fellow 23/02/1815 Sources: Bulloch's Roll References: Donald McDonald, 'Smithson Tennant, FRS (1761-1815)' in NR 1962 vol 17 pp 77-94 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 c 1765 - 21 Dec 1840 NA3377 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 2c77e697-99a2-4f48-94df-f35bac7e14be