Thomas Southwell, 2nd Viscount Southwell
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Thomas Arthur Southwell, 2nd Viscount Southwell (16 April 1742 – 14 February 1796), styled The Honourable from 1766 until 1780, was an Irish peer and politician.
He was the oldest son of Thomas Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell
and his wife Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Arthur Cecil Hamilton. His younger brother was Robert Henry Southwell
. Southwell was educated at Trinity College, Dublin
. In 1780, he succeeded his father as viscount.
In 1767, Southwell entered the Irish House of Commons
for Limerick County
, the same constituency his father had represented before, and sat for it until the following year.
On 7 November 1774, he married Sophia Maria Josepha Walsh, third daughter of Francis Joseph Walsh, Comte de Serrant, and had by her four sons and four daughters. Southwell died aged 53 and was succeeded in his titles by his oldest son Thomas
.
He was the oldest son of Thomas Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell
Thomas Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell
Thomas George Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell , styled The Honourable from birth until 1766, was an Irish politician and freemason.-Background:...
and his wife Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Arthur Cecil Hamilton. His younger brother was Robert Henry Southwell
Robert Henry Southwell
Robert Henry Southwell , styled The Honourable from 1766, was an Irish politician.He was the second son of Thomas Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell and his wife Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Arthur Cecil Hamilton. Southwell served as lieutenant-colonel of the 8th Dragoons...
. Southwell was educated at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
. In 1780, he succeeded his father as viscount.
In 1767, Southwell entered the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
for Limerick County
Limerick County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Limerick County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
, the same constituency his father had represented before, and sat for it until the following year.
On 7 November 1774, he married Sophia Maria Josepha Walsh, third daughter of Francis Joseph Walsh, Comte de Serrant, and had by her four sons and four daughters. Southwell died aged 53 and was succeeded in his titles by his oldest son Thomas
Thomas Southwell, 3rd Viscount Southwell
Thomas Anthony Southwell, 3rd Viscount Southwell KP was an Irish peer. He became Viscount Southwell in 1796 on the death of Thomas Southwell, 2nd Viscount Southwell and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 12 September 1837....
.