Samuel Molyneux
Amateur astronomer and politician
Samuel Molyneux FRS was an amateur astronomer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1715 and 1728 and in the Irish House of Commons from 1727 to 1728. His work with James Bradley attempting to measure stellar parallax led... Wikipedia
Born: July 16, 1689, Chester, United Kingdom
Died: April 13, 1728 (age 38 years), Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom
Grandparents: Samuel Molyneux, William Domville, and Anne Dowdall
Cousins: Alice Molyneux, Sir Capel Molyneux, 3rd Baronet, unknown daughter Molyneux, and more
Great-grandparents: Jane Ussher, William Dowdall, Gilbert Domvile, and more
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society