Background
He was born the son of Joseph Banks of Scofton, Nottinghamshire and trained in the law at the Middle Temple. He succeeded his father in 1727, inheriting the family home at Revesby Abbey, Lincolnshire, which his father had bought in 1711.
He was born the son of Joseph Banks of Scofton, Nottinghamshire and trained in the law at the Middle Temple. He succeeded his father in 1727, inheriting the family home at Revesby Abbey, Lincolnshire, which his father had bought in 1711.
He served as a Lieutenant in the Nottinghamshire militia in 1715. After serving as Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 1728 to 1734, he was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1735-1736. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1730.
Royal Society; 7th Parliament of Great Britain.
