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William Southwell

Irish politician and British Army officer

Summary

Irish politician and British Army officer

Field	Value
name	William Southwell
birth_date	1669
death_date	23 January 1720
allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
branch	British Army
serviceyears	1693–1714
rank	Colonel
unit	6th Regiment of Foot
office	Member of the Irish House of Commons
constituency	Kinsale (1703–1713), Castlemartyr (1713–1715), Baltimore (1715–1720)
spouse	Lucy Bowen
father	Richard Southwell
mother	Lady Elizabeth O'Brien
residence	Castle Matrix, County Limerick

William Southwell (1669 – 23 January 1720) was an Irish politician and British Army officer.

Background

He was the third son of Richard Southwell of Castle Matrix, County Limerick, and his wife Lady Elizabeth O'Brien, daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin. His older brothers were Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell and Richard Southwell.

Career

Southwell entered the British Army under King William III of England in 1693. During the Nine Years' War, he was wounded at the 2nd Siege of Namur in 1695 and was afterwards promoted to captain. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel a year later. Southwell commanded four hundred grenadiers in the 1st Siege of Barcelona in 1705 and was made colonel of the 6th Regiment of Foot the following year. He sold his colonelcy to Thomas Harrison in 1708 and was appointed captain of the Battleaxe Guards in 1714, protecting the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

He was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Kinsale in 1703, representing the constituency until 1713.

Family

In 1709, he married Lucy Bowen, younger daughter of William Bowen, of Ballyadams, County Laois, a grandson of Sir William Domville, Attorney General for Ireland. By her he had six sons and nine daughters.

References

Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary. (2006). "MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800". Ulster Historical Foundation.
Burke, John. (1863). "Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland". Harrison.
Lodge, John. (1789). "The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom". James Moore.
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Cannon, Richard. (1836). "Historical Records of the British Army". William Clowes and Sons.
"Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800".
Franks, August Wollaston. (1904). "Catalogue of British and American Book Plates". William Clowes and Sons.
"ThePeerage - William Southwell".

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