Person Capel; William (1697 - 1743); 3rd Earl of Essex Capel William Capell 1697 - 1743 British Male 1697 08 January 1743 Burial: Watford, Hertfordshire

Career: Succeeded to the Earldom (1710); Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales (1719-1727), and to George II (1727-1743); Lord Lieutenant for Hertfordshire (1711-1743); Ranger of St James's Park (1727-1739) and of Hyde Park (1728-1739); Envoy (1731-1732 and Ambassador to the King of Sardinia at Turin (1732-1737); Captain, yeoman of the Guard (1739-1743). Freemason, initiated November 1731 at Extraordinary Lodge Honours: KT 1725; KG 1738 Fellow 17/11/1737 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 'Freemasons and the Royal Society: Alphabetical List of Fellows who were Freemasons' 2010, page 17 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1697 - 8 Jan 1743 NA3696 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 2d55f3e9-1980-4d4f-be5d-d22081c1ac63