Mark Beaufoy ( 1764 - 1827 )

Birth: 1764 Death: Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire (04 May 1827) Burial Place: Stanmore Church, Middlesex Career: First Englishman to scale Mont Blanc (1787); largely responsible for founding of the Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture (1791); made magnetic and astronomical observations; Colonel of Militia, Tower Hamlets Membership: Fellow Election Date: 18/02/1790.