| Authorised form of name | Harwood; John (1661 - 1731); barrister |
| Dates | 1661 - 1731 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 1661 |
| Date of death | 1 January 1731 |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1679); Queens' College, Cambridge (LLB 1684; LLD 1688)
Career:
Travelled to Paris (1685); Advocate in Doctors' Commons (1689); Commissary of St Paul's; Official of St Mary's, (?Shrewsbury), Salop
Memberships:
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (1717) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/11/1686 |
| Proposer | Nathaniel Vincent |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council 1692, 1694, 1696-1698, 1699-1700; 1702-1703; 1708; 1710; 1719; 1723-1724; 1726; 1728
Committees/panels:
Committee for auditing the accounts (1697; 1702) |
| Other Royal Society activity | Occasional correspondent to the Society;
Had one letter on an archaeological find published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' (1706) |
| Relationships | Parents: John Harwood |
| OtherInfo | Unfortunately, little is known about Harwood's familial background or the extent of his legal practice. His association with Doctors' Common meant that he belonged to a society of lawyers who practised civil law, as opposed to common law. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn; Hunter; Foster
Squibb, G D. 1977. 'Doctors' Commons: A History of the College of Advocates and Doctors of Law' (Clarendon Press)
Notes:
Death date from Squibb. Venn has 1 January 1730 as date of death. An autobiographical fragment covering Harwood's life to October 1689 is kept in the University of Cambridge archives. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/14609907 |
| Code | NA2930 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/L6/10 | Letter, from Thomas Lyster to Dr [John] Harwood | 7 January 1705 |
| LBO/28/64 | Copy letter from Mr Baxter to John Harwood | nd |
| LBO/14/28 | Copy letter from Thomas Lister to John Harwood | nd |
| EL/B2/57 | Letter, from William Baxter to Dr [John] Harwood | 1701 |
| EL/L6/9 | Letter, from Thomas Lyster to Dr [John] Harwood | 19 October 1705 |
| EL/B2/58 | Letter, from William Baxter to Dr [John] Harwood, dated at Toteham Cross, London | 8 June 1701 |