James Pound ( 1669 - 1724 )

Birth: Bishop's Canning, Wiltshire, England (1669) Death: Wanstead, Essex (16 November 1724) Profession: Clergyman, Church of England Research Field: Astronomy Education: St Mary Hall, Oxford (matriculated 1687); Hart Hall, Oxford; BA (1694); Gloucester Hall, Oxford; MA (1694); MB (1697) Career: Employed by the HEIC as Chaplain to the Merchants at Fort St George, Madras, India (1699) and Pulo Condore, near the mouth of the River Cambodia; after a mutiny by native troops, he was one of only 11 English residents to escape to Malacca and returned to England (1706); Rector of Wanstead, Essex (1707); Rector of Burstow, Surrey (1720) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 20/12/1699 Proposers: John Wallis; John Woodward.