Person Stepney; George (1663 - 1707); poet and diplomat Stepney George poet and diplomat 1663 - 1707 British Male Westminster, London, England 1663 1663 Paradise Row, Chelsea, London, England 15 September 1707 17070915 Burial: Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe

Poet; Diplomat Education: Westminster School; Trinity College, Cambridge; BA (1686), MA (1689) Career: Fellow of Trinity (1689); Secretary to Sir Peter Wyche (FRS 1663) at Hamburg and to James Johnson at Berlin; Envoy to Brandenburg (1695, 1698), to Frankfurt (1697), to Vienna (1702-1705) and to The Hague (1707); friend of Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (FRS 1695); Commissioner of Trade (1697-1707); died of 'the bloody flux'. Parents: George Stepney, Groom of the Chamber to Charles II, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Bernard Whetstone, Kt, of Woodford, Essex Fellow 30/11/1697 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn Stepney_G_IM004392.jpg 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 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH8087 1663 - 15 Sep 1707 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 13/12/2023 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA4972 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes c6ef92ee-fe34-45d9-a08b-b36c65f404a0