| Authorised form of name | Evelyn; Sir; John (1682 - 1763) |
| Dates | 1682 - 1763 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Sayes Court, Deptford, Kent |
| Date of birth | 01 March 1682 |
| Date of death | 15 July 1763 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Wotton, Surrey |
| Activity | Education:
Balliol College, Oxford (matriculated 1699)
Career:
MP for Helston (1708-1710); Joint Postmaster General (1708-1715); Commissioner of Customs (1721-1763); built a library (45 feet long) at Wotton
Honours:
Bt 1713
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/01/1723 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
VP 1741-; Council 1727-1730 |
| Relationships | Son of John Evelyn, Barrister of the Middle Temple and Commissioner of the Revenue, and his wife, Martha, daughter of Richard Spencer; grandson of John Evelyn (FRS 1663); married Anne, daughter of Edward Boscawen of Worthevall, Cornwall, and his wife, Jael, daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin, KB |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (father's entry); GEC Baronetage; Foster
References:
'Gentleman's Magazine' 1763, p362
Notes:
Proposed by Sir Hans Sloane |
| Code | NA6130 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| NLB/13/493 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Professor Michael Foster, Secretary, Royal Society | 28 September 1896 |
| RBO/1/12 | 'An exact Relation of the Pico Tenariff taken from Mr Clappham by Mr Evelyn' | 29 June 1661 |