Authorised form of name | Porter; Sir; James (1710 - 1776) |
Dates | 1710 - 1776 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Date of birth | 1710 |
Place of death | Great Marlborough Street, London |
Date of death | 09 December 1776 |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Research field | Mathematics |
Activity | Career: Apprentice in a business house in London; studied mathematics in his spare time; was introduced to Lord Carteret and was employed by him on continental commerce missions; Ambassador, Constantinople (1746-1762); Minister Plenipotentiary, Brussels (1763); resigned and returned to England (1765); declined the Presidency of the Royal Society Honours: Kt 1763
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 11/05/1749 |
Relationships | Son of La Roche, Captain of Horse under James II, who took the name of Porter |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Raymond Phineas Stearns, 'Fellows of the Royal Society in North Africa and the Levant, 1662-1800' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 75-90 |
Code | NA5498 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
L&P/4/192 | Paper, 'Of the plague at Constantinople' from Mordach Mackenzie to James Porter | 1764 |
L&P/3/9 | Letter, 'Matters observed at Constantinople' from James Porter to Caspar Wetstein | 15 February 1755 |
L&P/3/11 | Letter, 'Of earthquakes at Constantinople' from James Porter to Caspar Wetstein | 1755 |