| Authorised form of name | Dawkins; James (1760 -) |
| Dates | 1760 - |
| Date of birth | 1760 |
| Activity | Career:
MP for Chippenham
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/03/1815 |
| Relationships | Son of Henry Dawkins (FRS 1778) and his wife Lady Juliana Colyear; assumed the name of Colyear on succeeding to the estates of his uncle, Charles, Earl of Portmore; married 1) (1785) Hannah, daughter of Thomas Phipps, 2) Maria, daughter of General Gordon Forbes |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Notes:
Disappeared from PL in 1855. In index to BR he is given a middle name spelt 'Colyer', although BR, cited as the only source, spells it 'Colyear'. Somerset has written on the election certificate: From an acquaintance of many years, I can strongly recommend him to the Society as deserving to be a member and likely to prove both valuable and useful to it |
| Code | NA6953 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1814/28 | Dawkins, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |