James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton ( 1622 - 1681 )

Birth: Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire, England, Europe (19 August 1622) Death: Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire, England, Europe (15 December 1681) Burial: Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire, England, Europe (29 December 1681) Education: Eton College; Queens' College, Cambridge; MA (1636), DCL (Oxford 1642) Career: MP for Warwickshire (1640-1643); Succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Northampton (1642/43); defeated the Parliamentary forces near Banbury (1643); translated multiple manuscripts from own collection, incl. 'Agamemnon' and 'Hercules furens' as well as Macchiavelli's 'La Mandragola' (c. 1649); imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time of Sir George Booth's attempted rising (1659); Recorder of Coventry (1660-1681) and of Northampton (1672); Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire (1660-1681); Colonel of a regiment of horse (1662); Steward of Tamworth (1663); Commissioner for freedom of trade with Scotland (1668); Commissioner for taking account of moneys given to loyal and indigent officers (1671); Master Forester of Whittlewood Forest (1669); Colonel of a regiment of foot (1673); Privy Councillor (1673-1679); Constable of the Tower (1675-1679); Lord of Trade (1677) Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Council: Committee appointments include: Committee on reconsideration of aspects of the charter (4 December 1666).