Locke, John b. August 29, 1632 d. October 28, 1704 Philosopher. He was born in Wrington, Somerset, England, the son of a solicitor and a small landowner who fought on the Parliamentarian side in the Civil War. Locke became one of the greatest thinkers of the period and his principles later formed the cornerstone of the US Constitution. He was educated at Westminster school and became a student and later a don at Christ Church, Oxford. His most famous work, "Essay Concerning Human Understanding" (1690), was the first and most complete survey of...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) All Saints Churchyard, High Laver, Essex, England
Masham, Abigail d. December 6, 1734 English Nobility. Baroness Masham of Otes and confidante of Queen Anne. She was the cousin of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, through whose influence she entered the royal household. In 1707 she married Samuel (later Baron) Masham, a groom to Anne's husband, Prince George of Denmark. A subtle intriguer and strongly Tory, she gradually turned the Queen against the Marlboroughs, and in 1710 superseded her cousin as the Queen's unoffical advisor and power behind the throne. After Anne's...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) All Saints Churchyard, High Laver, Essex, England
b. August 29, 1632 d. October 28, 1704