Giles Strangeways ( 1615 - 1675 )

Birth: Melbury Sampford, Dorset, England (03 June 1615) Death: 20 July 1675 Research Field: Mathematics Education: Wadham College, Oxford (matriculated 1629); DCL (1665); Gray's Inn (admitted 1674) Career: MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (1640), Bridport (1640-1644), Dorset (1661-1675); Commissioner for Assessment for Dorset (1640, 1660-death); Colonel of horse in the King's Army; (1643-1645); imprisoned in the Tower (1645-1648); Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset (1663-death); High Steward of Bridport (1666-death); Commissioner for Recusants, Dorset (1675); Privy Councillor (1675); known for his heavy drinking; died of apoplexy Membership: Fellow Election Date: 11/12/1673 Proposers: Seth Ward.