William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ( 1617 - 1684 )

Birth: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, Europe (10 October 1617) Death: Roehampton House, Surrey, England, Europe (23 November 1684) Burial: Edensor near Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, Europe Education: Educated by his mother and Thomas Hobbes Career: Travelled abroad with Hobbes (1634-1637); Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire (1638-1642, 1660-1684); High Steward of Ampthill (1640); Joint Commissioner of Array for Leicestershire (1642); expelled from Parliament (1642); went abroad and his estates were sequestrated; returned and lived in retirement (1646); Steward of Tutbury (1660) and of High Peak (1661); Commissioner of Trade (1668-1669) Honours: KB 1625 Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Other RSActivity: Was solicited in January 1668 by the President, Viscount Brouncker, as a Fellow likely willing and able to help with the construction and establishment of a Society building.