Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh ( 1641 - 1712 )

Birth: The house of his uncle, Viscount Dungarvan, Long Acre, London, England, Europe (8 February 1641) Death: 5 January 1712 Burial: Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe (10 January 1712) Education: Pupil of Henry Oldenburg (FRS 1663) and of John Milton; Oxford (admitted 1656) Career: Travelled abroad with Oldenburg (1657-1660); MP for Roscommon in the Irish Parliament (1661-1669); Governor of Roscommon Castle (1661-death); Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland (1668-1674); Lord of the Treasury (Ireland) (1670-1675); Gentleman of the Privy Chamber (1670); Gentleman of the Bedchamber (1679-1685); Governor of Athlone (1674); Captain of Horse (Ireland) (1675-1682); Gentleman of the Bedchamber (1679); MP for Plymouth (1685), Newtown (1688, 1689), Chichester (1695), Marlborough (1698, 1700), West Looe (1701-1703); Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital (1686-1702); Commissioner for Assessment in Hampshire (1690); Privy Councillor (1691); Paymaster-General of the Army (1691-1702), resigned rather than face an inquiry into the accounts; Member of the Royal Fishery Company (1692); Ranger of Cranborne Chase (1700-death); Superintendent of Buildings and Works (1700-1702); expelled from Parliament for misappropriation of funds (1703); Governor of Queen Anne's Bounty (1704); Commissioner for South Sea Company subscriptions (1711); created a garden at his house next to the Hospital at Chelsea Honours: Earl 1674 Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Date of ejection/withdrawal: 9 August 1682.