Person Bulkeley; Sir; Richard (1660 - 1710); author, politician, and horticulturist Bulkeley Richard Sir author, politician, and horticulturist 1660 - 1710 British Male Dublin, Ireland, Europe 17 August 1660 16600817 Ewell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe 7 April 1710 17100407 Burial: Under the altar in his impropriate church in Ewell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Old Bawn estate, near Dublin, Ireland

Politician Mechanics Horticulture Education: Trinity College, Dublin (BA 1680; MA 1682); Christ Church, Oxford (BA 1680) Career: Fellow of Trinity (1681-1682); attainted by the Irish Parliament of James II (1689); MP for Fethard, Co Wexford in the Irish Parliament (1692-1693, 1695-1699, 1703-death) Parents: Sir Richard Bulkeley and Catherine Bysse; succeeded his father as 2nd Bart (1685) Married: Lucy DowningHoward of Naworth; no children Throughout his life, Bulkeley suffered from various health issues and it was against the background of these struggles that he became a supporter of the so-called 'French Prophets', a group of French Huguenots holding millenarian beliefs. Bulkeley reported being healed by their blessing and publically defended them in a couple of his publications. Through his financial support of this group, he suffered substantial losses and after his death, his house had to be sold to pay his debts. He showed an interest in mechanical inventions and horticulture in his other publications or correspondence with the Royal Society. Royal Society roles: Council 1685 Fellow 25/11/1685 25 Proposed on 4 November 1685 Occasional correspondent to the Society; Had some letters on natural history and agriculture published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1693) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; GEC Baronetage; Foster; ODNB References: Hoppen, K T. 1965. 'The Royal Society and Ireland. II', in Notes and Records, vol. 20, pp. 78-99 Notes: DNB gives date of birth as 1644; BR gives 1640 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://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribRaw=Bulkeley%2C+Richard https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH1323 17 Aug 1660 - 7 Apr 1710 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 07/11/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5640 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/294445798 543caf6e-e912-4097-94cb-b2dce6917788