About Edward Southwell
Lived 1705 – 1755 (aged 49). Edward Southwell was a politician.
Edward Southwell Jr. (16 June 1705 – 16 March 1755)
Southwell sat in the Irish House of Commons for Downpatrick from 1727 until his death. He succeeded his father as Principal Secretary of State (Ireland) in 1730, and on 6 May 1732 he was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland.
Southwell married on 21 August 1729, to Lady Katherine Watson (died April 1765), daughter of Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes and Lady Katherine ( Tufton), and lived in Kings Weston House near Bristol. Their son, Edward, later became Baron de Clifford.
Edward Southwell Jr. sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1739 to 1754 as MP for Bristol. Other records relating to Edward Southwell are held at Bristol Reference Library.
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Who was Edward Southwell?
Irish politician (1705-1755)
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Edward Southwell was born on 16 June 1705.
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Edward Southwell died on 16 March 1755.
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Edward Southwell was a politician.
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