| Activity | MA Oxford 1763. DCL 1771. FRS 1766. FLS 1788. Baronet 1781. President of Royal Society, 1778-1820. Travelled to Newfoundland with Lieutenant Phillips, 1766-1767. Botanised in Eastbury and Bristol May-June 1767. Accompanied Captain Cook on "Endeavour" on round the world journey, 1768-1771. Travelled to Iceland with Daniel Solander, 1772. Adviser on royal gardens at Kew. |