Person Porter; Sir; James (1710 - 1776) Porter James Sir 1710 - 1776 British Male Dublin, Ireland 1710 Great Marlborough Street, London 09 December 1776

Diplomat Mathematics Career: Apprentice in a business house in London; studied mathematics in his spare time; was introduced to Lord Carteret and was employed by him on continental commerce missions; Ambassador, Constantinople (1746-1762); Minister Plenipotentiary, Brussels (1763); resigned and returned to England (1765); declined the Presidency of the Royal Society Honours: Kt 1763 Son of La Roche, Captain of Horse under James II, who took the name of Porter Fellow 11/05/1749 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Raymond Phineas Stearns, 'Fellows of the Royal Society in North Africa and the Levant, 1662-1800' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 75-90 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 1710 - 9 Dec 1776 NA5498 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 813af04a-2269-4cf8-8c3b-64d5c2fa225b