William Burnet (1688-1729) was a colonial governor and son of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury. He served in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
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Mary Lou Lustig, ‘Burnet, William (1688–1729)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/4070, accessed 10 June 2015].
Abraham Hill (bap. 1635-d.1722) was Secretary to the Royal Society. He managed its correspondence.
Reference:
Lotte Mulligan, ‘Hill, Abraham (bap. 1635, d. 1722)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13265 [accessed 9 July 2015]).
John Hudson (1662-1719) was elected librarian of the Bodleian Library in 1701. He corresponded with numerous scholars and librarians, both in England and abroad.
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Theodor Harmsen, Hudson, John (16621719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2013 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14034, accessed 27 June 2013].
John Percival was a politician, diarist, First Earl of Egmont, and and an instrumental figure in the founding of the North American colony of Georgia.
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Betty Wood, ‘Perceval, John, first earl of Egmont (1683-1748)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21911 [accessed 24 Aug 2011]).
John Fuller (1706-1755) was Sir Hans Sloane’s grandson. He worked as an ironmaster, gunfounder, and eventually became MP of Boroughbridge in Yorkshire.
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J. S. Hodgkinson, ‘Fuller family (per. c.1650-1803)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2005 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/47494 [accessed 24 Aug 2011]).
Ambrose Godfrey Sr. (1660-1741) was a chemist. He was first employed by Robert Boyle and went on to work at Apothecaries’ Hall. Godfrey analysed the chemical properties of stones, waters, and other materials for Hans Sloane and the Royal Society. His work was published in the Philosophical Transactions from 1731 to 1736.
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Lawrence M. Principe, ‘Godfrey, Ambrose, the elder (1660-1741)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10865 [accessed 14 Aug 2013]).
John Bridges (bap. 1666, d. 1724) was a county historian and solicitor. He worked in government and was known to possess a fine collection of books.
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A. E. Brown, ‘Bridges, John (bap. 1666, d. 1724)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2013 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/3395 [accessed 28 July 2014]).
John Hadley (1682-1744) was a natural philosopher and mathematician. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1717 and invented the navigational instrument known as the octant, or Hadley’s quadrant.
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Gloria Clifton, ‘Hadley, John (1682-1744)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, (2004; online edn, Jan 2008 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/11860 [accessed 16 July 2013]).
Denis Papin (1647-1712) was a natural philosopher and physician. Instead of practicing medicine he studied mathematics and machinery. He worked with Christian Huygens and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz before being appointed curator of experiments for the Royal Society.
Reference:
Anita McConnell, ‘Papin, Denis (1647–1712?)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2007 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21249, accessed 9 July 2014].
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1674-1744) was a politician, patron of the arts, and, like Sloane, on the Board of Governors of the Foundling Hospital.
References:
Joan Johnson, ‘Brydges, James, first duke of Chandos (1674-1744)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2010 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/3806 [accessed 30 Aug 2011]).