John Radcliffe (English physician)
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The Right Honourable Dr John Radcliffe |
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| Member of Parliament for Bramber | |
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In office 20 March 1690 – 11 October 1695 |
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| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | John Alford |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Barbon with William Stringer |
| Member of Parliament for Buckingham | |
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In office 12 November 1713 – 1 November 1714 |
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| Monarch | Anne I |
| Preceded by | Thomas Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Denton and Abraham Stanyan |
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John Radcliffe 23 January 1653 (baptised) Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1 November 1714 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Tory |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford, Lincoln College, Oxford |
| Religion | Protestant |
Dr John Radcliffe (c. 1652 – 1 November 1714) MP was an English physician, academic and politician. A number of landmark buildings in Oxford, including the Radcliffe Camera (in Radcliffe Square), the Radcliffe Infirmary, and the Radcliffe Observatory were named after him. The John Radcliffe Hospital, a large tertiary hospital in Headington was also named after him.
Radcliffe was born the son of George Radcliffe, attorney, in Wakefield, Yorkshire, and was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and Northallerton Grammar School. He graduated from the University of Oxford, where he was an exhibitioner at University College tutored by Obadiah Walker, to become a Fellow of Lincoln College. He obtained his MD in 1682 and moved to London shortly afterwards. There he enjoyed great popularity and became royal physician to William III and Mary II.
In 1690 he was elected Member of Parliament for Bramber, Sussex and in 1713 member for Buckingham.
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