Robert Henry Southwell

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Robert Henry Southwell (October 1745[1] – 29 August 1817[2]), styled The Honourable from 1766, was an Irish politician.

He was the second son of Thomas Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell and his wife Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Arthur Cecil Hamilton.[3] Southwell served as lieutenant-colonel of the 8th Dragoons.[4] In 1776, he entered the Irish House of Commons for Downpatrick, representing the constituency until 1783.[1]

In 1786, he married Frideswide Moore, daughter of John Moore, and had by her a son and a daughter.[3] Southwell died at Clontarf, Dublin.[2]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Sylvanus, Urban (1817). The Gentleman's Magazine. vol. II. London: Nichols, Son and Bentley. p. 285. |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. II (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 465. |volume= has extra text (help)
  4. ^ "ThePeerage - Lt-Col Hon. Robert Henry Southwell". Retrieved 13 June 2009.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by

 		Member of Parliament for Downpatrick
1776–1783
With: 		Succeeded by
Hon. Hercules Rowley


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