William Brownlow (1726–1794)
William Brownlow | |
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| Member of the Ireland Parliament for Armagh County | |
| In office 1753–1794 | |
| Member of the Ireland Parliament for Strabane | |
| In office 1768–1769 | |
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| Born | 10 April 1726 |
| Died | 28 October 1794 |
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Rt. Hon. William Brownlow PC (I) (10 April 1726 – 28 October 1794)[1] of Lurgan, Co. Armagh was an Anglo-Irish politician.
He was the only son of William Brownlow MP and Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn[1] and Elizabeth Reading.
Brownlow served as High Sheriff of Armagh for 1750 and was first elected to the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Armagh County in 1753, holding the seat until his death.[1] He was also returned for the Strabane constituency in 1768, but was replaced in 1769.[2] He was an officer of the Irish Volunteers and one of the founding subscribers of the Bank of Ireland in 1783.[1] He was generally seen as a reformer, although there were allegations that he misused public funds to improve his demesne.[1]
He married firstly Judith Letitia Meredyth, daughter of the Reverend Charles Meredyth, Dean of Ardfert, and had at least two sons: his heir William and Charles. He married secondly Catherine Hall, daughter of Roger Hall of Mount Hall, County Down, by whom he had at least six further children, including Elizabeth, who married John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley, and the Rev. Francis Brownlow.[a]
William, his eldest son and heir, also became an MP for County Armagh and founded the bank of William Brownlow Esq.,& Co. Charles became a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 57th Foot and succeeded his childless brother in 1815.[4][5]
Notes[]
- ^ Sources vary as to the number of children Brownlow had. The Dictionary of Irish Biography[1] suggests a total of nine: two sons by Judith, and two sons and five daughters by Catherine. Conversely, Linkin[3] indicates that he had three sons and one daughter by Judith, and at least two sons and four daughters (and possibly four additional children) by Cahtherine.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Linde Lunney. "Brownlow, William". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.74 (Retrieved 26 February 2016).
- ^ Harriet Kramer Linkin, ed. (2020). The Collected Letters of Mary Blachford Tighe. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 438.
- ^ James Quinn. "Brownlow, William". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Charles Lethbridge Kingsford (1916). The Story of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Country Life. p. 24.
- 1726 births
- 1794 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- Brownlow family
- Irish MPs 1727–1760
- Irish MPs 1761–1768
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
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- Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
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