Sir Robert Southwell was a diplomat and government official. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1662, and was elected president from 1690 to 1695.
Reference:
Toby Barnard, ‘Southwell, Sir Robert (1635-1702)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26066 [accessed 19 June 2013]).
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