He was an English minister who devoted his life to scientific experiments after being inspired by a personal visit from Benjamin Franklin. He worked extensively with gases, discovered “dephlogisticated air” (oxygen), and concocted carbonated water as a refreshing beverage. Owing to his political views (sympathizer of the French and American revolutions), his home and laboratory were destroyed by a mob in 1791, and he immigrated to the United States.

1. "Joseph Priestley " article in the Hexagon of Alpha Chi Sigma
   
   
2. Birmingham, England
   
   
3. Daventry, England
   
   
4. Leeds, England
   
   
5. Warrington, England
   
   
6. London, England (Hackney)
   
   
7. Northumberland, Pennsylvania