Henry Newton ( 1651 - 1715 )

Birth: 18 August 1651 Death: 29 July 1715 Burial: Mercer's Chapel, London Profession: Advocate Education: St Mary Hall, Oxford; BA (1668), MA (1671), BCL (1674); Merton College, Oxford; DCL (1678) Career: Travelled in Europe; Advocate in Doctors' Commons (1678); Chancellor of the Diocese of London (1685-1715); Official Principal to the Archdeacon of Essex; Admiralty Advocate (1694-1714); Envoy to the Grand Duke of Tuscany (1704-1709); Envoy Extraordinary to Genoa (1706-1707); Master of St Katharine's Hospital, near the Tower of London; Judge of the High Court of Admiralty (1714-1715); died suddenly of apoplexy Honours: Kt 1715 Memberships: Accademia della Crusca Membership: Fellow Election Date: 4/05/1709.