Sir Francis Drake, 3rd Baronet

Sir Francis Drake, 3rd Baronet (1642–1718), of Buckland Abbey in the parish of Buckland Monachorum and of Meavy, both in Devon, England, was elected seven times as a Member of Parliament for Tavistock in Devon, in 1673, 1679, 1681, 1689, 1690, 1696 and 1698.

[1] He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his uncle Sir Francis Drake, 2nd Baronet on 6 June 1661.

[2] He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 3 June 1663, aged 16 and was awarded MA on 28 September 1663.

The external stonework is inscribed with the date "1705" and the "Drake star" from his coat of arms.

[5] Drake married three times, with children only from his third wife: He died at the age of about 75 at Meavy where he was buried on 15 January 1718.