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Matthew PRIOR
Adm. pens. (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, 02 Apr., 1683.
S. of George, a labourer, of Dorset . B. at Westminster [ London ???] (not Wimborne, Dorset ). While employed as pot-boy by his uncle he attracted the attention of the Earl of Dorset who provided the means for his education.
School, Westminster [ London ].
Matric. 1683 ;
B.A. 1686-7 ;
M.A. 1700 .
Fellow, 1688-1721 .
Secretary to the Ambassador at the Hague [ Holland ], 1690-7 .
F.R.S., Mar., 1697/8.
Secretary to the Embassy at Paris [ France ], 1698-9 .
Under-Secretary of State (South), 1699-1700 .
A Lord of Trade, 1700-7 .
M.P. for East Grinstead [ Sussex ], 1701 .
Engaged in negotiating the Peace of Utrecht [ Holland ].
Plenipotentiary at Paris [ France ], 1712 .
Commissioner of Customs, 1712-4 .
Resided at Down Hall, Essex .
Poet.
Died at Wimpole, Cambridgeshire , 18 Sep., 1721; buried in Westminster Abbey [ London ].
Will proved (V.C.C.) 1721 .
Benefactor to St John's.
( D.N.B. ; L. G. Wickham Legg, Matthew Prior ; A. B. Beaven.)
Matthew PRIOR
Approx. lifespan: 1666–1721
Adm. pens. (age 17) at St John's College 1683:04:02
s. of George PRIOR a labourer, of Dorset
b. at Westminster, [ London ???] (not Wimborne, Dorset ). While employed as pot-boy by his uncle he attracted the attention of the Earl of Dorset who provided the means for his education.
School Westminster, [ London ]
Matric. 1683
B.A. 1686/7
M.A. 1700
Fellow 1688-1721
Secretary to the Ambassador at the Hague, [ Holland ] 1690-97
F.R.S. 1697/8:03
Secretary to the Embassy at Paris, [ France ] 1698-99
Under-Secretary of State (South) 1699-1700
A Lord of Trade 1700-07
M.P. for East Grinstead, [ Sussex ] 1701
Engaged in negotiating the Peace of Utrecht, [ Holland ]
Plenipotentiary at Paris, [ France ] 1712
Commissioner of Customs 1712-14
Resided at Down Hall, Essex
Poet.
Died at Wimpole, Cambridgeshire 1721:09:18 ; buried in Westminster Abbey, [ London ]
Will proved (V.C.C.) 1721
Benefactor to St John's College .
( D.N.B. ; L. G. Wickham Legg, Matthew PRIOR ; A. B. Beaven.)

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