Richard Southwell (Askeaton politician)

Richard Southwell was an Irish politician.

Richard Southwell
Spouse	Elizabeth O'Brien
Children	Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell
Parents	Sir Thomas Southwell, 1st Baronet (father) Elizabeth Starkey (mother)

Birth and origins

Richard was the only son of Thomas Southwell and his wife Elizabeth Starkey. His father was the 1st Baronet Southwell of Castle Mattress, County Limerick. His mother was the daughter of William Starkey.

Family tree

Richard Southwell with his wife, parents, and other selected relatives.[a] Edmund Southwell Catherine Herbert heiress Thomas Southwell 1st Baronet d. 1681 Elizabeth Starkey d. 1705 Murrough 1st Earl 1614–1674 Elizabeth St Leger 1618–1685 Richard Southwell d.v.p.* Elizabeth O'Brien d. 1688 Thomas Southwell 1st Baron 1665–1720 Meliora Coningsby William Southwell 1669–1720 soldier Richard Southwell 1671–1729 Thomas 2nd Baron 1698–1766 Mary Coke Henry Southwell 1700–1758 Legend XXX Subject of the article XXX Baronets & Barons Southwell XXX Barons & earls of Inchiquin *d.v.p. = predeceased his father (decessit vita patris)

Political career and death

In 1661, Southwell was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Askeaton in County Limerick, representing the borough until 1666.

Marriage and children

Southwell married Elizabeth O'Brien, daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin.^[1] They had five sons and two daughters.^[2]

Death and succession

Southwell died in September 1688.^[3] Having predeceased his father, Southwell's oldest son Thomas succeeded his grandfather as baronet and was later elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Southwell.^[4] His third son William and his fifth son Richard sat both in the Parliament of Ireland.^[5]

Notes and references

Notes

1. Also see the lists of children in the text.

Citations

1. Burke, John (1863). Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II. London: Harrison. p. 1738.
2. Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. II (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 465.
3. Date of death given by Ancestry.com.
4. "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. 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.