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Authorised form of nameDashwood; Francis (1708 - 1781); 15th Baron Le Despencer
Dates1708 - 1781
NationalityBritish
Place of birthGreat Marlborough Street, London, England
Date of birthDecember 1708
Place of deathWest Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Date of death11 December 1781
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Mausoleum at West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election19/06/1746
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Elected a Fellow as Sir Francis Dashwood; he was 2nd Baronet between 1724, when he inherited his father's title and estates, and 1762, when he became 15th Baron Le Despencer.
CodeNA6816
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/001069Dashwood, Francis, 15th Baron Le DespencerJune 1753
EC/1746/06Dashwood, Francis, 15th Baron Le Despencer: certificate of election to the Royal Society19 June 1746
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