| Authorised form of name | Rainsford; Charles (1728 - 1809) |
| Dates | 1728 - 1809 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | West Ham, London, England |
| Date of birth | 03 February 1728 |
| Place of death | His house in Soho Square, London |
| Date of death | 24 May 1809 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Vault in the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower, London |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Activity | Career:
Brigadier General and Chief Engineer in Portugal (1762); MP
Memberships:
FSA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/05/1779 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Royal Society code | NA2500 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MS/391/196 | Bond of Charles Rainsford to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 3 June 1779 |
| NLB/61/721 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Gordon P. G. Hills Esquire; Fircroft, Cookham Dean, Berks | 17 October 1921 |
| MM/2/5 | Letter from Charles Rainsford to Joseph Banks | 31 December 1783 |
| EC/1779/10 | Rainsford, Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/8/44 | Letter, 'Description of the King's Wells at Sheerness, Landguard Fort and Harwich' from Thomas Hyde Page to Charles Rainsford | 20 March 1783 |