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John Freind
John Freind may refer to: *Sir John Freind (conspirator) or John Friend (died 1696), English civil servant; executed *John Freind (physician) (1675–1728), English physician *Sir John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet (born Freind; 15 February 1754 – 16 April 1832) was Archdeacon of Armagh from 1786 until his resignation in 1797. Life Robinson was the son of Dean William Freind; Henry John Todd, ''Some Account of the D ... (1754–1832) English Archdeacon of Armagh See also * John Friend (other) {{hndis, Freind, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Freind (conspirator)
Sir John Friend or Freind (died 1696), was an English conspirator. Life Friend was the eldest son of John Friend, a brewer, who resided in the precinct of St. Katharine's, near the Tower of London. He followed his father's business. He built the "stately brewhouse" called the Phœnix in the Minories, and amassed considerable wealth. For a while he maintained a fine country residence at Hackney. In 1683 Friend was appointed a commissioner of excise. As Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), Friend, on occasion of their feast, 26 June 1684, had the honour of entertaining James, Duke of York and Prince George of Denmark at a banquet in the Artillery Ground. Though a Protestant, he remained a faithful adherent of James II, by whom he was knighted 3 August 1685. After the Glorious Revolution Friend was expelled from the HAC at a meeting held in February 1689–90, and lost his seat at the board of excise. However, by a treasury order dated 18 December 1690, he was reliev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Freind (physician)
John Freind (1675 – 26 July 1728) was an English physician. Life He was younger brother of Robert Freind (1667–1751), headmaster of Westminster School, and was born at Croughton, Northamptonshire. He was under Richard Busby at Westminster School, and studied at Christ Church, Oxford under Henry Aldrich. After this he began the study of medicine, and having proved his scientific attainments by various treatises was appointed a lecturer on chemistry at Oxford in 1704. In the following year he accompanied the English army, under Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, into Spain. Shortly after his return in 1713 from Flanders, where he had accompanied British troops, he took up residence in London, where he soon obtained a reputation as a physician. In 1716 he became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, delivered the Goulstonian Lectures in 1717, was chosen one of the censors in 1718 and Harveian orator in 1720. In 1722 he entered the House of Commons as Member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet
John Freind Robinson, 1st Baronet (born Freind; 15 February 1754 – 16 April 1832) was Archdeacon of Armagh from 1786 until his resignation in 1797. Life Robinson was the son of Dean William Freind; Henry John Todd, ''Some Account of the Deans of Canterbury'', Canterbury, 1793, pp. 219-224. nephew of Archbishop Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby, and grandson of Robert Freind, headmaster of Westminster School. His mother was Grace Robinson and Freind became heir to her brother, who was created Baron Rokeby. Freind was born in Witney, and was educated at Westminster School, and then Christ Church, Oxford. On 3 January 1774, he was appointed by his uncle, with his elder brother the Reverend William Maximilian Friend, as a Registrar of the Prerogative Court. In 1821 he resigned and was immediately re-appointed to the same position which was then granted to him for his life by Archbishop William Stuart on 25 April 1821. He was Prebendary of Tynan in Armagh Cathedral from 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
