| Authorised form of name | Papillon; David (1691 - 1762) |
| Dates | 1691 - 1762 |
| Date of birth | 1691 |
| Date of death | 26 February 1762 |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Benjamin Morland's (FRS 1707) School, Bethnal Green; Inner Temple (admitted 1706); Utrecht (1707-1709)
Career:
Travelled in Germany (1709); called to the Bar (1715); MP for New Romney (1722-1734); MP for Dover (1734-1741); Commissioner of Excise (1742-1754); Bencher of the Inner Temple (1744)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/06/1720 |
| Proposer | John Bellers |
| Relationships | Son of Philip Papillon, MP, of Fenchurch Street, London and Acrise, and his first wife, Anne, daughter of William Joliffe of Caverswall Castle, Staffordshire; married Mary, daughter of Timothy Keyser, Merchant, of London |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Sedgwick
References:
T E Allibone, 'Edmond Halley and the Clubs of the Royal Society' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 195-205
T E Allibone, 'The Diaries of John Byrom, MA, FRS, and their Relation to the Pre-history of the Royal Society Club' in NR 1965 vol 20 pp 162-183
Gentleman's Magazine 1762, p 145 (obituary)
London Magazine 1762, p 166 (obituary) |
| Code | NA7893 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/H4/5 | Letter, from Walter Hoxton to David Pappillon, dated at Popler | 21 January 1730 |
| EL/P2/1 | Extract of a letter, from Philip Papillon to David Papillon, dated at East Malling | 30 November 1732 |
| RBO/15/47 | 'An account of an unusual Agitation in the Magnetical Needle, observ'd to last for some Time in a voyage from Mary Land' by Captain Walter Hoxton communicated in a letter to David Papillon | 1730 |