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Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet (1 March 1682 – July 1763) of Wotton, Surrey, was a British politician. ==Biography== He was born on 1 March 1682 at Sayes Court in Deptford, Kent, the second but only surviving son of John Evelyn the Younger, barrister of the Middle Temple and Commissioner of the Revenue, and his wife, Martha, daughter and co-heir of Richard Spencer. He was baptised the following day.〔Cokayne, George Edward (1906) ''(Complete Baronetage )''. Volume V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. . p. 17〕 He was the grandson of the famous diarist John Evelyn. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford, on 25 February 1699, aged 16.〔 He was Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Great Britain for Helston from 1708 to 1710, and joint Postmaster General from 1708 to 1715. He was Commissioner of Customs from 1721 to 1763.〔 On 6 August 1713, he was created a baronet in the Baronetage of Great Britain. He built a library 45 feet long at the family seat of Wotton House.〔 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in January 1723.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Library and Archive Catalogue )〕 He died on 15〔 or 18 July 1763, and was buried at Wotton on 22 July. He was succeeded by his eldest son, John.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet, of Wotton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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