Authorised form of name | Tempest; William (1682 - 1761) |
Dates | 1682 - 1761 |
Nationality | British |
Date of birth | 16 April 1682 |
Date of death | 15 August 1761 |
Occupation | Barrister |
Activity | Education: Eton College; Inner Temple (admitted 1692); King's College, Cambridge (matriculated 1700); Middle Temple (admitted 1706) Career: Called to the Bar (1704); Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 01/12/1712 |
Proposer | William Jones |
RSActivity | Royal Society roles: Council: 1714, 1717 |
Relationships | Son of William Tempest, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Cooke of Cranbrook; married Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Hyland of Bodiam, Sussex |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Venn; IT; MT References: Obituaries in 'Gentleman's Magazine' 1761, p382; 'London Magazine' 1761, p448 |
Code | NA280 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
MM/4/51 | Letter from William Tempest, Cranbrook, to Francis Hauksbee | 27 June 1731 |