John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe

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Cowick Hall in the East Riding of Yorkshire, seat of the Viscounts Downe West Cowick, Cowick Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1383755.jpg
Cowick Hall in the East Riding of Yorkshire, seat of the Viscounts Downe

John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe (9 April 1728 – 21 December 1780), was a British peer and Whig politician.

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Background

Dawnay was the younger son of the Honourable John Dawnay, eldest son of Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe. His mother was Charlotte Louisa, daughter of Robert Pleydell, while Henry Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe, was his elder brother.[ citation needed ]

Political career

Dawnay was returned to Parliament for Cirencester in 1754. [1] In 1760 he succeeded in the viscountcy after the death of his elder brother in the Seven Years' War. However, as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords and consequently did not prevent him from remaining a member of the House of Commons. In 1768 he was returned for Malton, a seat he held until 1774. [2]

Family

Memorial in the north choir aisle or York Minster. To Lora Burton Dawnay, Viscountess Downe, widow of John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe Memorial to Lora Burton Dawnay, Viscountess Downe in York Minster.jpg
Memorial in the north choir aisle or York Minster. To Lora Burton Dawnay, Viscountess Downe, widow of John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe

Lord Downe married Lora, daughter of William Burton, in 1763. They lived at Cowick Hall in Yorkshire and had at least seven children:

Lord Downe died in December 1780, aged 62, and was succeeded by his eldest son, John. The Viscountess Downe died in April 1812.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Chichester to Clitheroe". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Macclesfield to Marylebone West". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cirencester
1754–1768
With: Hon. Benjamin Bathurst 1754–1761
James Whitshed 1761–1768
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Malton
1768–1774
With: Savile Finch
Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Viscount Downe
1760–1780
Succeeded by