John Locke Timeline By bgastineau Period: Nov 10, 1630 to Nov 4, 1776 Jhon Locke timeline Nov 14, 1632 John Locke is born Nov 14, 1652 Locke becomes a proffesor at Oxford College 1652-1664 Nov 14, 1665 Locke reads Rene Descartes' Discourse on the method and likes it Nov 14, 1666 Anthony Ashley Cooper (a British politicion befriends Locke Nov 14, 1668 Locke performs liver surgeory on lord Ashley Nov 20, 1670 Locke is asked to write the Fundemental Constitution of Carolina Nov 14, 1671 John Locke... writes the first draft of an essay concerning human understanding Nov 20, 1679 Locke writes a Social Contract Nov 14, 1683 Locke creates an idea that links to the killing of the king followers are killed and arrested, including Lord Ashley Nov 20, 1688 Locke is welcomed back to England Nov 14, 1689 John Locke publishes Essay Concerning Human Understanding Nov 14, 1689 Locke meets Sir Isaac Newton and they become friends Nov 14, 1690 John Locke publishes "Two Treatises of Cvil Governments Nov 14, 1696 Locke is appointedto the British Board of Trade Nov 14, 1704 John Locke died Nov 14, 1776 Thomas Jefferson borrows Locke's ideas to write the Declaration of Independence