| Authorised form of name | Earle; William Benson (1740 - 1796) |
| Dates | 1740 - 1796 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Date of birth | 1740 |
| Place of death | Salisbury, Wiltshire |
| Date of death | 02 March 1796 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Newton Toney, Wiltshire |
| Activity | Education:
BA (1761) MA (1764) Merton College, Oxford
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 04/03/1773 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
His place of burial is also spelt 'Newton Tony'. |
| Code | NA2573 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/3/53 | Letter from Edmund Benson, Sarum, to the Royal Society | 6 April 1796 |
| IM/001226 | Earle, William Benson | nd |
| MS/391/154 | Bond of William Benson Earle to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 20 May 1773 |
| L&P/7/47 | Letter, 'A surgical case, relating to calculi' from M Gapper to William Benson Earle | 28 May 1778 |
| MM/3/56 | Letter from J Skinner and Edmund Benson, Sarum, to Joseph Planta, Secretary of the Royal Society | 25 March 1797 |
| EC/1773/07 | Earle, William Benson: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/6/56 | Letter, 'Of a man lighter than water' from William Benson Earle to George Lyttelton | 11 April 1774 |