Person Hippisley; Sir; John Cox (1748 - 1825) Hippisley John Cox Sir John Coxe 1748 - 1825 Male 1748 Grosvenor Street, London 03 May 1825 Burial: Temple Church, London, England, Europe

Barrister Education: Hertford College, Oxford (matriculated 1764); Honorary MA (1811, Cambridge) Career: Barrister of Inner Temple (1771); Bencher (1803); Treasurer (1816); employed in dimplomatic commissions (1779-1800); entered service of the HEIC, holding important offices in the kingdom of Tanjore; resigned (1787); Recorder for Sudbury (1790); MP for Sudbury (1790-1796, 1802-1818); employed in Italy and Germany (1792-1795), arranging the marriage between the Princess Royal and the King of Wurtemburg; Sheriff of Berkshire (1800-1801); one of the first managers of the Royal Institution Honours: Bt 1796 Memberships: FSA Only surviving son of William Hippisley of Clifton, near Bristol Fellow 12/06/1800 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Authority: Alternative spelling of Cox from DNB. References: G N Cantor, 'Thomas Young's Lectures at the Royal Institution' in NR 1970 vol 25 pp 87-112 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 1748 - 3 May 1825 NA8061 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 3f336cf8-939a-4d29-8af1-487eabb44432