Edward Bagshawe of Finglas
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Sir Edward Bagshawe (died 1657) of Finglas, County Dublin
, was knighted in 1627, reappointed a comptroller of customs in 1629 and was a member of parliament for the borough of Banagher
in Strafford's
parliament of 1634. During the Commonwealth (1650s) he was a commissioner of the revenue.
At this time the government of Ireland farmed out the collection of customs duties to a consortium. That is the English consortium paid the government a fixed amount of money for the right to collect the customs duties and to keep the profits. The government benefited because it was guaranteed money while the consortium, if their methods of collection were efficient, could profit from the agreement. The previous agreement was due to come to an end in 1629, so Sir Edward, who was the comptroller of the customs in Dublin, went to England in March 1629 to confer with the executors of the Duke of Buckingham's estate to see if the arrangement was to be renewed. It was and between 1629 and 1631 the Duchess of Buckingham paid £6,000 for the farm and kept half the profits that accrued by the arrangement. The rest went to the consortium who managed the farm. In September that year Sir Edward was reappointed and made joint comptroller of the customs in Dublin with Philip Perceval
.
According to his own account he tried to reform as customer a state of things in which everyone did as seemed right in their own eyes, and found that the more honest and faithful he became the less he was trusted, until finally he was so misjudged as to be committed to Dublin Castle. He emerged from there with less zeal and more discretion to become in Strafford's parliament member for the borough of Banagher
, and under the Commonwealth, a commissioner of the revenue. He died 6 October 1657.
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
, was knighted in 1627, reappointed a comptroller of customs in 1629 and was a member of parliament for the borough of Banagher
Banagher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Banagher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:Banagher had two members in the 1689 Patriot Parliament summoned by King James II.-1689–1801:...
in Strafford's
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament and was a supporter of King Charles I. From 1632 to 1639 he instituted a harsh rule as Lord Deputy of Ireland...
parliament of 1634. During the Commonwealth (1650s) he was a commissioner of the revenue.
Biography
Little is known of Edward Bagshawe until 1624, when he appears as customer of the ports of Dublin, Skerries, Malahide, and Wicklow, but his services to the government must have been considerable, as in 1627 he received knighthood and was given a grant of lands, afterwards known as the manor of Castle Bagshawe, Belturbet in county Cavan.At this time the government of Ireland farmed out the collection of customs duties to a consortium. That is the English consortium paid the government a fixed amount of money for the right to collect the customs duties and to keep the profits. The government benefited because it was guaranteed money while the consortium, if their methods of collection were efficient, could profit from the agreement. The previous agreement was due to come to an end in 1629, so Sir Edward, who was the comptroller of the customs in Dublin, went to England in March 1629 to confer with the executors of the Duke of Buckingham's estate to see if the arrangement was to be renewed. It was and between 1629 and 1631 the Duchess of Buckingham paid £6,000 for the farm and kept half the profits that accrued by the arrangement. The rest went to the consortium who managed the farm. In September that year Sir Edward was reappointed and made joint comptroller of the customs in Dublin with Philip Perceval
Philip Perceval
Sir Philip Perceval , was an English politician. He was knighted, 1638: obtained grants of forfeited lands in Ireland to the amount of , and lost extensive property in Ireland owing to the rebellion of 1641...
.
According to his own account he tried to reform as customer a state of things in which everyone did as seemed right in their own eyes, and found that the more honest and faithful he became the less he was trusted, until finally he was so misjudged as to be committed to Dublin Castle. He emerged from there with less zeal and more discretion to become in Strafford's parliament member for the borough of Banagher
Banagher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Banagher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:Banagher had two members in the 1689 Patriot Parliament summoned by King James II.-1689–1801:...
, and under the Commonwealth, a commissioner of the revenue. He died 6 October 1657.
Family
Sir Edward had at least two daughters:- Elizabeth, who married William Ryves;
- Ann, who married George Ryves (younger brother of William), a judge of the prerogative court and one of the masters of the chancery-in-ordinary. George died 27 March 1647, their two daughters Mary and Dorothy died the following January. In 1654 Anne remarried. She married Thomas Richardson who came to Ireland in 1651 and held a number of Commonwealth government positions before being returned as a member for CavanCavan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Cavan County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800.Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.-History:...
in the Irish Convention Parliament of 1660.