▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁botan ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Edinburgh ▁Academy ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : Command ers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Vel ters ▁Cor new all ▁( 1 6 9 7 ▁– ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 7 6 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁politician . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 7 , ▁the ▁second ▁surv iving ▁son ▁of ▁Henry ▁Cor new all , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁with ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁Sus anna . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁mat ric ulated ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 7 1 4 ▁and ▁entered ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Inn . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 7 , ▁inher iting ▁property ▁in ▁Here ford shire ▁which ▁included ▁M oc cas ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 1 ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁move ▁into ▁politics , ▁writing ▁to ▁his ▁cousin ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁seeking ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁parliament ary ▁candidate ▁at ▁Le omin ster . ▁Oxford ▁replied ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁promised ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁Sir ▁Arch er ▁Cro ft , ▁but ▁" I ▁have ▁the ▁greatest ▁regard ▁for ▁your ▁family , ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁glad ▁of ▁any ▁opportunity ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁este em ▁for ▁your ▁person ." ▁The ▁following ▁year ,