Authorised form of name | Reading; Sir; Robert (c 1640 - 1689); politician |
Other forms of surname | Reding |
Redding |
Dates | c 1640 - 1689 |
Nationality | British |
Date of death | 1689 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, Europe (25 March 1689) |
Activity | Education: Christ Church, Oxford; BA (1658); Inner Temple (admitted 1659) Career: MP in the Irish Parliament for Ratoath (1662-1666); attainted by the Irish Parliament of James II (1689) Honours: Bt 1675 Memberships: Dublin Philosophical Society |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 02/11/1671 |
Proposer | William Brouncker |
RSActivity | Royal Society roles: Council 1683-1684 |
Other Royal Society activity | Read a paper before the Society on pearl-fishing near Ireland (1688) |
Relationships | Married: Jane Coote |
OtherInfo | Reading is most well-known for building six lighthouses around the coast of Ireland under letter patents granted by Charles II. These include some built at Howth Head and the Old Head of Kinsale. |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; GEC Baronetage; Foster References: Hoppen, K T. 1965. 'The Royal Society and Ireland. II', in Notes and Records, vol. 20, pp. 78-99 |
Code | NA5739 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
MS/390/70 | Bond of Sir Robert Reading to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 18 November 1675 |