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Francis Hawley, 2nd Baron Hawley

1673 – 1743

British politician

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Lived 1673 – 1743 (aged 69–70). Francis Hawley, 2nd Baron Hawley was a British politician.

Francis Hawley, 2nd Baron Hawley (c. 1673 – 30 May 1743), was a British landowner and politician.

Hawley was the son of the Honourable Francis Hawley by Gertrude Gethin, daughter of Sir Richard Gethin, 1st Baronet. He succeeded his grandfather Lord Hawley in the barony in 1684, also inheriting large estates in Berkshire, Devon, Dorset and Somerset. The barony was an Irish peerage and did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords. He instead stood for election to the English House of Commons for Somerset in 1705 but was unsuccessful. However, in 1713 he was returned for Bramber, a seat he held until 1715. He did not stand for Parliament after 1715.

Lord Hawley married firstly Lady Elizabeth Ramsay, daughter of William Ramsay, 3rd Earl of Dalhousie, in 1697. After her death in 1713 he married secondly Elizabeth Hayes in 1718. He died in May 1743 and was succeeded by his son by his second wife, Francis. Lady Hawley died in 1745.

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Born
1673
Birth century
Died
1743
Occupation
Positions held
Member of the 4th Parliament of Great Britain
Also known as
Francis Hawley, 2nd Baron Hawley of Duncannon

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Francis Hawley, 2nd Baron Hawley was born in 1673.

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Francis Hawley, 2nd Baron Hawley died in 1743.

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Francis Hawley, 2nd Baron Hawley was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Francis Hawley, 2nd Baron Hawley

· Wikidata: Q5481256

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