Bowen Southwell
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Bowen Southwell (23 March 1713 – 1796)[1] was an Irish politician.
He was the third son of William Southwell and his wife Lucy Bowen, daughter of William Bowen.[2] His uncles were Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell and Richard Southwell.[3] Southwell entered the Irish House of Commons for Downpatrick in 1755, representing the constituency until 1760.[4]
After the death of his brother Edward in 1736, he inherited his family's estates in Ireland. In July 1753, he married Lady Elizabeth Cornwallis, oldest daughter of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 123. ISBN 1-903688-60-4.
- ^ "ThePeerage - Bowen Southwell". Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Vol. VI. Dublin: James Moore. pp. 17–18.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Debrett, John (1838). William Courthope (ed.). Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (22nd ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 134.
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