Christopher Wren, son of Sir Christopher Wren and Faith Coghill, born 17 Feb 1674 and christened 19 Feb 1674 at Saint Martin in The Fields, Westminster, London, England.
"Christopher Wren (1675–1747), the son of his first wife, was educated at Eton and Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, which he entered in 1691, but left without a degree. He laid in 1710 the last stone of the lantern which surmounts the dome of St. Paul's, in the presence of his father. He represented Windsor in parliament 1713–15 (Official Return Memb. of Parl. ii. 29, 37), and died on 24 Aug. 1747 (Gent. Mag. 1747, p. 447; Letters of Eminent Lit. Men, Camden Soc. p. 346).
His first wife was Mary, daughter of Philip Musard, jeweller to Queen Anne. His second wife, Constance, daughter of Sir Thomas Middleton, and widow of Sir Roger Burgoyne, bart., died on 23 May 1734 (Gent. Mag. 1734, p. 275). He collected the documents which form the 'Parentalia,' afterwards published by his son Stephen in 1750, and dedicated to Arthur Onslow [q. v.], speaker of the House of Commons. Two letters written to him by Sir Christopher while he was quite a youth are printed in Miss Phillimore's 'Life' (pp. 282, 302), and show that their relations to one another were of an affectionate character. The younger Christopher was also a numismatist of some repute (Hearne, Collections, ed. Doble, ii. 264), and published in 1708 (London, 4to) 'Numismatum Antiquorum Sylloge.' His portrait, engraved by Faber, forms the frontispiece of the 'Parentalia.'[at left]"
- Excerpt from Dictionary of National Biography, Errata (1904), p.285
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Source(s):
- Wren Christopher et al. Parentalia : Or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens; Viz. of Mathew Bishop of Ely Christopher Dean of Windsor &c. but Chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren ... in Which Is Contained Besides His Works a Great Number of Original Papers and Records; on Religion Politicks Anatomy Mathematicks Architecture Antiquities; and Most Branches of Polite Literature. Printed for T. Osborn 1750.
- Phillimore Lucy. 1881. Sir Christopher Wren His Family and His Times : With Original Letters and a Discourse on Architecture Hitherto Unpublished. 1585-1723. London: Kegan Paul Trench.
"Christopher Wren (1675–1747), the son of his first wife, was educated at Eton and Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, which he entered in 1691, but left without a degree. He laid in 1710 the last stone of the lantern which surmounts the dome of St. Paul's, in the presence of his father. He represented Windsor in parliament 1713–15 (Official Return Memb. of Parl. ii. 29, 37), and died on 24 Aug. 1747 (Gent. Mag. 1747, p. 447; Letters of Eminent Lit. Men, Camden Soc. p. 346).
His first wife was Mary, daughter of Philip Musard, jeweller to Queen Anne. His second wife, Constance, daughter of Sir Thomas Middleton, and widow of Sir Roger Burgoyne, bart., died on 23 May 1734 (Gent. Mag. 1734, p. 275). He collected the documents which form the 'Parentalia,' afterwards published by his son Stephen in 1750, and dedicated to Arthur Onslow [q. v.], speaker of the House of Commons. Two letters written to him by Sir Christopher while he was quite a youth are printed in Miss Phillimore's 'Life' (pp. 282, 302), and show that their relations to one another were of an affectionate character. The younger Christopher was also a numismatist of some repute (Hearne, Collections, ed. Doble, ii. 264), and published in 1708 (London, 4to) 'Numismatum Antiquorum Sylloge.' His portrait, engraved by Faber, forms the frontispiece of the 'Parentalia.'[at left]"
- Excerpt from Dictionary of National Biography, Errata (1904), p.285
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Source(s):
- Wren Christopher et al. Parentalia : Or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens; Viz. of Mathew Bishop of Ely Christopher Dean of Windsor &c. but Chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren ... in Which Is Contained Besides His Works a Great Number of Original Papers and Records; on Religion Politicks Anatomy Mathematicks Architecture Antiquities; and Most Branches of Polite Literature. Printed for T. Osborn 1750.
- Phillimore Lucy. 1881. Sir Christopher Wren His Family and His Times : With Original Letters and a Discourse on Architecture Hitherto Unpublished. 1585-1723. London: Kegan Paul Trench.
Christopher Wren, son of Sir Christopher Wren and Faith Coghill, born 17 Feb 1674 and christened 19 Feb 1674 at Saint Martin in The Fields, Westminster, London, England.
"Christopher Wren (1675–1747), the son of his first wife, was educated at Eton and Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, which he entered in 1691, but left without a degree. He laid in 1710 the last stone of the lantern which surmounts the dome of St. Paul's, in the presence of his father. He represented Windsor in parliament 1713–15 (Official Return Memb. of Parl. ii. 29, 37), and died on 24 Aug. 1747 (Gent. Mag. 1747, p. 447; Letters of Eminent Lit. Men, Camden Soc. p. 346).
His first wife was Mary, daughter of Philip Musard, jeweller to Queen Anne. His second wife, Constance, daughter of Sir Thomas Middleton, and widow of Sir Roger Burgoyne, bart., died on 23 May 1734 (Gent. Mag. 1734, p. 275). He collected the documents which form the 'Parentalia,' afterwards published by his son Stephen in 1750, and dedicated to Arthur Onslow [q. v.], speaker of the House of Commons. Two letters written to him by Sir Christopher while he was quite a youth are printed in Miss Phillimore's 'Life' (pp. 282, 302), and show that their relations to one another were of an affectionate character. The younger Christopher was also a numismatist of some repute (Hearne, Collections, ed. Doble, ii. 264), and published in 1708 (London, 4to) 'Numismatum Antiquorum Sylloge.' His portrait, engraved by Faber, forms the frontispiece of the 'Parentalia.'[at left]"
- Excerpt from Dictionary of National Biography, Errata (1904), p.285
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Source(s):
- Wren Christopher et al. Parentalia : Or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens; Viz. of Mathew Bishop of Ely Christopher Dean of Windsor &c. but Chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren ... in Which Is Contained Besides His Works a Great Number of Original Papers and Records; on Religion Politicks Anatomy Mathematicks Architecture Antiquities; and Most Branches of Polite Literature. Printed for T. Osborn 1750.
- Phillimore Lucy. 1881. Sir Christopher Wren His Family and His Times : With Original Letters and a Discourse on Architecture Hitherto Unpublished. 1585-1723. London: Kegan Paul Trench.
"Christopher Wren (1675–1747), the son of his first wife, was educated at Eton and Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, which he entered in 1691, but left without a degree. He laid in 1710 the last stone of the lantern which surmounts the dome of St. Paul's, in the presence of his father. He represented Windsor in parliament 1713–15 (Official Return Memb. of Parl. ii. 29, 37), and died on 24 Aug. 1747 (Gent. Mag. 1747, p. 447; Letters of Eminent Lit. Men, Camden Soc. p. 346).
His first wife was Mary, daughter of Philip Musard, jeweller to Queen Anne. His second wife, Constance, daughter of Sir Thomas Middleton, and widow of Sir Roger Burgoyne, bart., died on 23 May 1734 (Gent. Mag. 1734, p. 275). He collected the documents which form the 'Parentalia,' afterwards published by his son Stephen in 1750, and dedicated to Arthur Onslow [q. v.], speaker of the House of Commons. Two letters written to him by Sir Christopher while he was quite a youth are printed in Miss Phillimore's 'Life' (pp. 282, 302), and show that their relations to one another were of an affectionate character. The younger Christopher was also a numismatist of some repute (Hearne, Collections, ed. Doble, ii. 264), and published in 1708 (London, 4to) 'Numismatum Antiquorum Sylloge.' His portrait, engraved by Faber, forms the frontispiece of the 'Parentalia.'[at left]"
- Excerpt from Dictionary of National Biography, Errata (1904), p.285
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Source(s):
- Wren Christopher et al. Parentalia : Or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens; Viz. of Mathew Bishop of Ely Christopher Dean of Windsor &c. but Chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren ... in Which Is Contained Besides His Works a Great Number of Original Papers and Records; on Religion Politicks Anatomy Mathematicks Architecture Antiquities; and Most Branches of Polite Literature. Printed for T. Osborn 1750.
- Phillimore Lucy. 1881. Sir Christopher Wren His Family and His Times : With Original Letters and a Discourse on Architecture Hitherto Unpublished. 1585-1723. London: Kegan Paul Trench.
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