| Authorised form of name | Skippon; Sir; Philip (1641 - 1691); army officer and politician |
| Dates | 1641 - 1691 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Hackney, Middlesex, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 28 October 1641 |
| Date of death | 7 August 1691 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Ketton, Suffolk, England, Europe (14 August 1691) |
| Occupation | Virtuoso |
| Activity | Education:
Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1660); Gray's Inn (admitted 1663)
Career:
Travelled abroad with John Ray (FRS 1667) (1663-1666); Commissioner for Assessment for Suffolk (1677-1680), for Dunwich (1679-1680), for Suffolk and Dunwich (1689-1690), and for Norfolk (1690); MP for Dunwich (1679, 1681, 1689-1691)
Honours:
Kt 1675
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/05/1667 |
| Age at election | 25 |
| Proposer | John Wilkins |
| Other Royal Society activity | Communicated some papers to the Society, e.g. on Saxon coins (1687); Acted as an occasional correspondent (1660s); Contributed towards the building of a Society college (1668/9) |
| Relationships | Parents: Philip Skippon and Maria Comes
Married: 1) Amy Brewster; 2) Ann Barnardiston
Children: Philip Skippon |
| General context | Throughout the Interregnum, Skippon held high military and civil offices. As a member of parliament, he was fairly active and was appointed to multiple committees. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (father's entry); Venn; Hunter; Henning
References:
McMahon, S. 2000. 'John Ray (1627-1705) and the Act of Uniformity 1662', in Notes and Record, vol. 54, pp. 153-178
Morris, G C R. 1991. 'On the Identity of Jaques du Moulin, FRS 1667', in Notes and Records, vo. 45, pp. 1-10
Cook, A. 2004. 'Rome and the Royal Society, 1660-1740', in Notes and Records, vol. 58, pp. 3-19
Notes:
Le Neve states that he died in 1692 and was knighted in 1674. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/10740006 |
| Royal Society code | NA5658 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MS/390/56 | Bond of Philip Skippon to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 17 December 1674 |
| EL/S1/29 | Letter, from Philip Skippon to Henry Oldenburg | 16 February 1669 |
| EL/S1/30 | Letter, from Philip Skippon to Henry Oldenburg | 15 March 1669 |
| EL/D1/9 | Letter, from John Downes to Mr [Philip] Skippon, dated at Rome | 9 February 1668 |
| EL/S1/31 | Letter, from Philip Skippon to Henry Oldenburg | 1 March 1676 |
| EL/S1/28 | Extract of a letter, from Philip Skippon to John Ray, dated at London | 1662 |
| CLP/16/25 | Paper, 'An account of some Saxon coynds found in Suffolk [England]' by Philip Skippon | 1687 |