Evelyn baronets
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There have been three Evelyn Baronetcies, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. These are shown individually below in order of creation. The three families are c
Sir John Evelyn of Godstone, 1st & last Bt
John Evelyn
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John Evelyn, an English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier and minor government official, has become best known as a diarist. He was a founding Fellow of the Royal Society.
Evelyn baronets
…August 1713 for: Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet (1 March 1682 – 15 July 1763), MP for Helston 1708–1710, Joint Postmaster General 1708–1715, grandson of John Evelyn, the diarist. He was succeeded by his son: Sir John Evelyn, 2nd Baronet (24 August 1706 – 11 June 1767), MP for Helston 1727–1741 and 1747–1767 and…
Evelyn in 1687
Southover Grange, Evelyn's childhood home
Evelyn painted by Robert Walker, 1648, in the fashionable deshabillé (semi-dressed)
Portrait of John Evelyn by Hendrik van der Borcht II, 1641