▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 7 2 1 . He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 4 ▁. ▁ ▁Dan vers ▁was ▁appointed ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Le ic esters hire ▁for ▁ 1 7 2 1 ▁( J une ▁to ▁December ). ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Bor ough bridge ▁at ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 7 2 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁New castle ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Lord ▁S under land . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁frequent ▁speaker ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 7 ▁British ▁general ▁election ▁he ▁ ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁Br am ber . ▁He ▁switched ▁seats ▁and ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁Tot nes ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 4 ▁British ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁British ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁baron et ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 6 ▁before ▁his ▁ret irement ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁British ▁general ▁election . ▁▁▁ ▁Dan vers ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 7 5 3 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁St ▁Leonard ' s ▁church yard , ▁S with land ▁in ▁a ▁tomb ▁built ▁half ▁inside ▁the ▁gra vey ard ▁and ▁half ▁outside ▁on ▁Dan vers ' ▁estate ▁ ▁to ▁allow ▁his ▁favour ite ▁dog ▁to ▁be ▁buried ▁with ▁him ▁( the ▁dog ▁being ▁buried ▁on ▁un