John Denham ( 1615 - 1669 )

Birth: Dublin, Ireland, Europe (1615) Death: His house in Scotland Yard, Westminster, London, England, Europe (19 March 1669) Burial: Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe (23 March 1669) Occupation: Author; politician; architect; colonial official Education: Trinity College, Oxford (matriculated 1631, did not graduate); Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1631) Career: Called to the Bar (1639); author of political poetry and plays which reflected his Royalist stance and considered by some to be one of the founding father's of English poetry; High Sheriff of Surrey; fought for Charles I; Governor of Farnham Castle (1642); captured and sent to London but allowed to live in Oxford; acted as agent for royal correspondence in London; (1647); with the Royal Family in exile in Paris and Holland (1648-1651); Envoy from Charles II to the King of Poland; his estates were sold (1651); worked actively for the restoration of the monarchy; Surveyor-General of Works (1660-death); Commissioner for Plantations (1660-death); MP for Old Sarum, attended parliament sessions regularly and served on 52 minor committees (1661-1669); built Burlington House as a private mansion (1664) sold it to Richard Boyle, first Earl of Burlington (1668); secured Christopher Wren FRS for his successor as Surveyor General Honours: KB 1661 Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Date of ejection/withdrawal: 29 October 1666 Committee appointments include: Mechanical Committee (1664).