About William Tempest
Lived 1682 – 1761 (aged 79). William Tempest was an English and British barrister.
William Tempest (1682–1761) was an English barrister and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Life Born on April 16, 1682, he was the son of William Tempest, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, and his wife Elizabeth Cooke. He was educated at Eton College and matriculated at King's College, Cambridge in 1700. He, in turn, became Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas.
Tempest was elected to the Royal Society in 1712.
Tempest resided at Shepherds, Cranbrook, Kent. He died on August 15, 1761.
Family In 1707, Tempest married Elizabeth Hyland, daughter of Samuel Hyland of Bodiam, Sussex.
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Who was William Tempest?
English barrister, 16 April 1682 - 15 August 1761
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William Tempest was born on 16 April 1682.
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William Tempest died on 15 August 1761.
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William Tempest was a barrister.
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William Tempest was English and British.
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