Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford

Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford (6 June 1738 – 1 November 1777) was a British politician.

He was the son of Edward Southwell (1705–1755) by his wife Katherine, daughter of Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes.[1] He was educated at Westminster School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[2]

He was elected to the British House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Bridgwater on 28 March 1761, sitting until 1763.[3] On 23 November 1763 he was returned for Gloucestershire, sitting until 1776.[4] He also represented Kinsale in the Irish House of Commons from May 1761 to 1768.[5]

On 17 April 1776 the abeyance of the Barony of Clifford was terminated in his favour, and he entered the British House of Lords as 20th Baron de Clifford.[1][6] He died one year later.

Sophia, mrs Edward Southwell, later Lady de Clifford (1743-1828) (Joshua Reynolds, 1766)

On 29 August 1765 Edward Southwell married Sophia, the daughter of Samuel Campbell of Mount Campbell. After her husband's death Lady de Clifford was appointed Governess to Princess Charlotte.[7]

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Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
Richard Ponsonby
Jonas Stawell
Member of Parliament for Kinsale
1761–1768
With: John Folliott 1761–1765
Agmondisham Vesey 1765–1768
Succeeded by
Agmondisham Vesey
James Kearney
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Robert Balch
The Earl of Egmont
Member of Parliament for Bridgwater
1761–1763
With: The Earl of Egmont 1761–1762
Viscount Perceval 1762–1763
Succeeded by
Viscount Perceval
The Lord Coleraine
Preceded by
Thomas Chester
Thomas Tracy
Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire
1763–1776
With: Thomas Tracy 1763–1770
Sir William Guise 1770–1776
Succeeded by
Sir William Guise
William Bromley-Chester
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Abeyant
last held by Margaret Coke
Baron de Clifford
1776–1777
Succeeded by
Edward Southwell
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