Authorised form of name | Wall; Richard (1694 - 1778) |
Dates | 1694 - 1778 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Coolnamuck, County Waterford, Ireland |
Date of birth | 1694 |
Date of death | 1778 |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Activity | Career: Volunteer in the Spanish fleet which was defeated by George Byng, Admiral Torrington (1718); Captain of Dragoons (1727); Secretary to the Duke of Liria, who was Spanish Ambassador at St Petersburg; rejoined the Spanish army; peace negotiator in Aix-la-Chapelle and London (1747); appointed to the Spanish Embassy, London (1748-1752); Lieutenant General (1752); Secretary of State (1754); resigned and received a pension of 100,000 crowns (1764); restored the Alhambra
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 31/05/1753 |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
Code | NA2402 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
L&P/2/467 | Paper, 'Of an insect found in a block of marble' by Richard Wall | 1753 |