Walter Chetwynd ( 1633 - 1693 )

Birth: 01 May 1633 Death: London (21 March 1693) Burial: Ingestre, Staffordshire Education: Middle Temple (admitted 1651) Career: Commissioner for Assessment for Staffordshire (1661-1680), for Warwickshire (1673-1680), and for Staffordshire and Warwickshire (1689-1690); Deputy-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (1662-1687, 1689-death),and for Warwickshire (1686-1687); MP for Stafford (1673-1674, 1678-1679, 1685, 1690-1693); rebuilt the church at Ingestre to a design supplied by Sir Christopher Wren (FRS 1663) (1676); Sheriff of Staffordshire (1684-1685); assisted Robert Plot (FRS 1677) in producing his 'Natural History of Staffordshire'; died of smallpox Membership: Fellow Election Date: 31/01/1678 Proposers: Sir Joseph Williamson.