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Arthur Rawdon (17 Oct 1662 - 1695)

Soldier, botanist, and the "Father of Irish Gardening." In 1689 he commissioned the plant collector James Harlow to make an expedition to Jamaica, bring him 400 plants. He corresponded on this shared interest Sloane and Courten. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://www.dib.ie/biography/rawdon-sir-arthur-a7583 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rawdon Roles: Botanist
Relevant locations: No Role Jamaica
People linked to person: Arthur Rawdon was a correspondent of William Courten (28 Mar 1642-26 Mar 1702)
Arthur Rawdon was a correspondent of Hans Sloane (1660-1753)

William Sherard (27 Feb 1658/9-11 Aug 1728) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Arthur Rawdon