Sir William Brownlow, 1st Baronet

Arms of Brownlow: Or, an escutcheon within an orle of martlets sable

Sir William Brownlow, 1st Baronet (c. 1595–1666)^[1] of Humby in Lincolnshire, was an English politician and barrister.

Origins[]

He was the second son of Richard Brownlow (1553-1638) of Belton in Lincolnshire, which manor he purchased, Chief Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, by his wife Katharine Page, a daughter of John Page^[2] of Wembley in Middlesex. His elder brother was Sir John Brownlow, 1st Baronet (c.1595-1679) of Belton,^[2] who was created a baronet "of Belton" one day before himself.

Career[]

He was educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1610 or 1611.^{[citation needed]} In 1617 Brownlow was called to the bar by the Inner Temple.^{[citation needed]} Despite having been created by King Charles I a baronet, "of Humby, in the County of Lincoln", on 27 June 1641,^[3] one day after the baronetcy of his elder brother, he became a Parliamentarian during the Civil War.^{[citation needed]} From 1653 he sat in the Long Parliament for Lincolnshire.^{[citation needed]}

Marriage and children[]

In about 1624 he married Elizabeth Duncombe, daughter of William Duncombe, and had by her a daughter and a son:

Sir Richard Brownlow, 2nd Baronet (d.1668) of Humby, who succeeded to the baronetcy.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 90.
^ Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson (ed.). The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. III. London: Thomas Wotton. p. 303. |volume= has extra text (help)

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New creation	Baronet (of Humby) 1641–1666	Succeeded by Richard Brownlow

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[1] "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Burke-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 90.

[3] Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson (ed.). The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. III. London: Thomas Wotton. p. 303. |volume= has extra text (help)

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