Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet
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Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet (5 November 1665 – 6 March 1701) was a British
Member of Parliament
.
. He was elected to the House of Commons
for Peterborough
in 1698, a seat he held until 1698, and then represented Bishop's Castle
from 1698 to 1700. In 1697 he succeeded his elder brother as fourth Baronet of Humby.
Brownlow married firstly Dorothy, daughter of Sir Richard Mason and granddaughter of Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet
. Dorothy died in 1700, and he married secondly a few months later, Henrietta Brett, the sister of Colonel Henry Brett. (Col. Brett married Dorothy's sister Anna, the notorious divorced Countess of Macclesfield
). Brownlow died in March 1701, aged only 35, and was succeeded by his son from his first marriage John Brownlow
, who in 1718 was raised to the peerage as Viscount Tyrconnel
.
United Kingdom
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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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Life
Brownlow was the younger son of Sir Richard Brownlow, 2nd Baronet, and Elizabeth Freke. He was educated at Sidney Sussex College, CambridgeSidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
. He was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Peterborough
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
in 1698, a seat he held until 1698, and then represented Bishop's Castle
Bishop's Castle (UK Parliament constituency)
Bishop's Castle was a borough constituency in Shropshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was founded in 1584 and was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to...
from 1698 to 1700. In 1697 he succeeded his elder brother as fourth Baronet of Humby.
Brownlow married firstly Dorothy, daughter of Sir Richard Mason and granddaughter of Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet was an English politician and Royalist soldier.Born at South Wraxall, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, the son of Sir Walter Long and Anne Ley , he was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1634...
. Dorothy died in 1700, and he married secondly a few months later, Henrietta Brett, the sister of Colonel Henry Brett. (Col. Brett married Dorothy's sister Anna, the notorious divorced Countess of Macclesfield
Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield
Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield was born in France and was naturalized in England by Act of Parliament in 1677.-Biography:...
). Brownlow died in March 1701, aged only 35, and was succeeded by his son from his first marriage John Brownlow
John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel
John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel KB , known as Sir John Brownlow, 5th Baronet, from 1701 to 1718, was a British Member of Parliament....
, who in 1718 was raised to the peerage as Viscount Tyrconnel
Viscount Tyrconnel
Viscount Tyrconnel was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1718 for Sir John Brownlow, 5th Baronet, Member of Parliament for Grantham and Lincolnshire. He was made Baron Charleville, in the County of Cork, at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland...
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