William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton of Leighlin, 3rd Baron Brereton of Leighlin in the Peerage of Ireland from about April 1664, Member of Parliament, founder and original Fellow of the Royal Society
Dates: 4 May 1631–17 March 1679/80
Biography
William was the eldest son of William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton, and Lady Elizabeth Goring. He studied mathematics and Greek at Breda, sat in Parliament, chaired the Brooke House Committee, and became an original Fellow of the Royal Society. He died in London in March 1680 and was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Notes / Sources
ThePeerage, William Brereton and family — https://www.thepeerage.com/p15165.htm
Royal Society catalogue, William Brereton — https://catalogues.royalsociety.org/CalmView/Record.aspx?id=NA8143&pos=2&src=CalmView.Persons
Archaeologia, Brereton family observations — https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/archaeologia/article/ivobservations-upon-the-history-of-one-of-the-old-cheshire-families-by-sir-fortunatus-dwarris-ba-frs-fsa/A3A077B4F6312B27334345C7DC3CE23F
Fitzwilliam Museum portrait record — https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/169922
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Brereton of Brereton Hall and Leighlin
Father: William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton of Leighlin
Mother: Lady Elizabeth Goring, daughter of George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich
Spouse(s): Frances Willoughby
Children / next generation: John Brereton, 4th Baron Brereton of Leighlin; Francis Brereton, 5th Baron Brereton of Leighlin
Armorial Registry
Brereton of Brereton Hall — William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton of Leighlin, principal inherited arms
Branch: Brereton of Brereton Hall; second-generation holder of the Irish barony
Issued / recorded: 1631
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