Edward Southwell, Sr.

Edward Southwell, Sr. in 1702

Edward Southwell, Sr. (4 September 1671 4 December 1730) was an Anglo-Irish politician, the son of Sir Robert Southwell.

He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Kinsale from 1692 to 1699, for Dublin University from 1703 to 1713 and then again for Kinsale from 1713 to his death.[1]

In 1702 Southwell succeeded his father as Principal Secretary of State (Ireland) and was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland the same year.[2] He married Elizabeth Cromwell, 8th Baroness Cromwell, who died in 1709, and their son Edward Southwell succeeded in turn to the Secretaryship.

He sat in the House of Commons of England and the House of Commons of Great Britain between 1702 and 1715 as MP for Rye, Tregony and Preston.[3]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons( ) cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
  2. http://www.leighrayment.com/pcouncil/pcouncilI.htm
  3. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/southwell-edward-1671-1730
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
Andrew Murrogh
Miles de Courcey
Member of Parliament for Kinsale
1692–1703
With: Jonas Stawell 1692–95
James Weller 1695–1703
Succeeded by
William Southwell
Henry Hawley
Preceded by
William Crowe
Richard Aldworth
Member of Parliament for Dublin University
1703–1713
With: Sir William Robinson
Succeeded by
Marmaduke Coghill
John Elwood
Preceded by
William Southwell
Henry Hawley
Member of Parliament for Kinsale
1713–1731
With: Henry Hawley to 1725
Anthony Stawell 1725
Sir Richard Meade, Bt from 1725
Succeeded by
Gervais Parker
Sir Richard Meade, Bt
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Joseph Offley
Thomas Fagg
Member of Parliament for Rye
1702–1707
With: Thomas Fagg to 1705
Philip Herbert from 1705
Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Parliament of England
Member of Parliament for Rye
17071708
With: Philip Herbert to December 1707
Phillips Gybbon from December 1707
Succeeded by
Phillips Gybbon
Sir John Norris
Preceded by
Viscount Rialton
George Robinson
Member of Parliament for Tregony
April 1713 September 1713
With: George Robinson
Succeeded by
James Craggs
Sir Edmund Prideaux, Bt
Preceded by
Sir Henry Hoghton, Bt
Henry Fleetwood
Member of Parliament for Preston
17131715
With: Henry Fleetwood
Succeeded by
Sir Henry Hoghton, Bt
Henry Fleetwood
Political offices
Preceded by
Sir Robert Southwell
Secretary of State (Ireland)
1702–1730
Succeeded by
Edward Southwell
Preceded by
Francis Gwyn
Chief Secretary for Ireland
1703–1707
Succeeded by
George Dodington
Preceded by
Joseph Addison
Chief Secretary for Ireland
1710–1713
Succeeded by
Sir John Stanley
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