| Authorised form of name | Leslie; John (1759 - 1824) |
| Dates | 1759 - 1824 |
| Date of birth | 20 November 1759 |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Activity | Career:
Ensign, 1st Regiment Foot Guards (1778); Captain (1781); served in Flanders (1793, 1794); General (1819)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/01/1807 |
| Relationships | Married (13 September 1816) Jane Cuming and assumed the name of Cuming |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
J B Morrell, 'Professors Robison and Playfair, and the Theophobia Gallica: Natural Philosophy, Religion and Politics in Edinburgh, 1789-1815' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 43-63
David F Larder, 'Thomas Thomson's Activities in Edinburgh, 1791-1811' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 295-304 |
| Code | NA8067 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MC/1/71 | Letter from Davies Gilbert, Treasurer of the Royal Society, East Bourne, to the Royal Society | 19 July 1821 |
| AP/1/2/3 | Unpublished diagram, glass tube and tumbler by [John Leslie] | [early 19th century] |
| AP/1/2/2 | Unpublished diagram, unglazed cup by [John Leslie] | [early 19th century] |
| AP/1/2/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Concise account of two new hygrometers' by [John Leslie] | [early 19th century] |
| AP/1/2 | Unpublished paper, 'Concise account of two new hygrometers' by [John Leslie] | [early 19th century] |