John Dawnay (MP)
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John Dawnay (8 December 1686 – 12 August 1740), was a British Member of Parliament
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Dawnay was the son of Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe
, by Mildred, daughter of William Godfrey, of Thornock, Lincolnshire
. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
. In 1713 he was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Pontefract
, a seat he held until 1716, when he was unseated on petition.
Dawnay married Charlotte Louisa, daughter of Robert Pleydell, of Ampney Crucis
, Gloucestershire
, in 1724. She died in April 1729. Dawnay died in August 1740, aged 53, predeceasing his father by one year. His sons Henry
and John
both succeeded in the viscountcy.
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
John Dawnay (8 December 1686 – 12 August 1740), was a British Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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Dawnay was the son of Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe
Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe
Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe , styled The Honourable Henry Dawnay between 1681 and 1695, was an English Tory politician....
, by Mildred, daughter of William Godfrey, of Thornock, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
. In 1713 he was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Pontefract
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
, a seat he held until 1716, when he was unseated on petition.
Dawnay married Charlotte Louisa, daughter of Robert Pleydell, of Ampney Crucis
Ampney Crucis
Ampney Crucis is a village and civil parish in the Cotswolds, part of the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. The parish has a population of 609. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was held by Turstin FitzRolf....
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, in 1724. She died in April 1729. Dawnay died in August 1740, aged 53, predeceasing his father by one year. His sons Henry
Henry Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Pleydell Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe FRS , was a British soldier and politician.Dawnay was the eldest son of the Honourable John Dawnay, son of Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe. His mother was Charlotte Louisa, daughter of Robert Pleydell, of Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire...
and John
John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe
John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe , was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background:Dawnay was the younger son of the Honourable John Dawnay, eldest son of Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe...
both succeeded in the viscountcy.