Person Wrottesley; John (1798 - 1867); 2nd Baron Wrottesley Wrottesley John 1798 - 1867 British Male Wrottesley Hall, Staffordshire, England 04 October 1798 Wrottesley Hall, Staffordshire 27 October 1867

Barrister Astronomy Education: Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford. BA (1819), MA (1823), DCL Career: Called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn; made astronomical observations at observatories at Blackheath and Wrottesley Memberships: FRAS (Founder) Son of John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley, and his first wife Lady Caroline Benet, daughter of Charles, 4th Earl of Tankerville; succeeded as 2nd Baron (1841); married Sophia Elizabeth Giffard Royal Society roles: PRS 1854-1858; VP 1844-1846, 1852-1853, 1858-1860 Fellow 29/04/1841 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1867-1868 vol 16 pp lxiii-lxiv References: David Layton, 'Lord Wrottesley, FRS, Pioneer Statesman of Science' in NR 1968 vol 23 pp 230-246, plate G Ferrari and A McConnell, 'Robert Mallet and the 'Great Neapolitan earthquake' of 1857 in NR 2005 vol 59 pp 45-64 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 4 Oct 1798 - 27 Oct 1867 NA3417 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/77868692 7fa3b486-4b3b-4600-8428-64e3b43c8760