Benjamin Keene ( 1697 - 1757 )

Birth: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England (1697) Death: Madrid, Spain (15 December 1757) Burial: St Nicholas, King's Lynn, Norfolk Profession: Diplomat Education: School at King's Lynn; Pembroke College, Cambridge; LLB (1718) Career: Agent for the South Sea Company and Consul at Madrid (1724-1727); Minister plenipotentiary at Madrid (1727-1739 and 1748-1757); Negotiated the Treaty of Seville (1729) and a commercial treaty (1750); MP for Maldon, Essex (1740-1741); MP for West Looe, Cornwall (1741-1747); Member of the Board of Trade (1742-1744); Envoy extraordinary to Portugal (1746-1748) Honours: KB 1754 (Invested by the King of Spain) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 31/01/1745.