Person Creed; John (- 1701); naval administrator Creed John naval administrator - 1701 Male 18 September 1701 Burial: Tichmarsh, Northamptonshire, England, Europe (28 September 1701)

Oundle, Northamptonshire

Career: Deputy Treasurer of the Fleet (1660); Secretary to the Commissioners for Tangier, who administered the short lived British ruled colony in Tangier (1662-1669) Siblings: Richard Creed Married: Elizabeth Pickering Children: in total eleven; incl. Richard Creed; John Creed Additional relatives: uncle-in-law 1st Earl of Sandwich (FRS 1663) Creed was a close associate of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, and through him, formed a companionship and correspondence with Montagu's cousin Samuel Pepys (FRS 1665). After the colony in Tangier was abandoned, Creed as a former commissioner received compensation of just under £100 for personal property left there. Royal Society roles: Council: 1666-1667, 1669, 1671, 1673, 1676, 1678, 1680, 1682, 1684, 1686, 1689, 1691, 1693, 1696 Committee and panels: Committee for the Histories of Trades (1664) ; Committee for Correspondence (1664) Fellow 16/12/1663 William Brouncker Proposed on 9 December 1663 and was admitted on the same day he was elected Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; ODNB References: Da Costa Andrade, E N. 1963. 'Samuel Pepys and the Royal Society', in Notes and Records, vol. 18, pp. 82-93 Notes: Last appears in 1699 PL. In DNB under Elizabeth Creed 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 - 1701 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 16/03/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5737 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 80af00a5-d1ab-44ec-9c3c-57396029a981