Richard Bagwell (9 December 1840 – 4 December 1918) was a noted historian of the Stuart and Tudor periods in Ireland, and a political commentator with strong Unionist convictions. He was the eldest son of John Bagwell, M.P. for

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from 1857 to 1874. His son John Philip Bagwell followed the family tradition in politics becoming a

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in the government of the

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in 1923.

Academic career

Bagwell was educated at Harrow and

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in England and

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, being admitted to

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in 1866. He was the author of ''Ireland Under the Tudors'', 3 vols. (1885-1890) and ''Ireland Under the Stuarts'', 3 vols. (1909–10), in recognition for which he was given the honorary degree of Litt. D. by

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in 1913 and that of D.Litt. by Oxford University in 1917. He also wrote the historical entry on ‘Ireland’ for the

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(Chicago 1911).

Politics

Bagwell was a Commissioner on National Education between 1905 and 1918 and a member of the Patriotic Union (Southern Unionists). He held the position of

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in 1869. He was a

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for

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(and later for

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), and held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Tipperary. He was also Special Local Government Commissioner between 1898 and 1903Richard Bagwell at ThePeerage.Com
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Personal life

Bagwell married Harriet Philippa Joscelyn (née Newton) on 9 January 1873. The couple had one son, John Philip Bagwell, and three daughters, Emily Georgiana, Margaret and Lilla Minnie. He died 4 December 1918 at Marlfield.

Works

Ireland under the Tudors

* – 1534 to 1558 * – 1558 to 1578 * – 1579 to 1603

Ireland under the Stuarts

* – 1603 to 1642 * – 1642 to 1660 * – 1660 to 1690

Contributions to the Dictionary of National Biography

Bagwell was a prolific contributor to the DNB. Among many others he wrote: * * *

Contributions to the Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th Edition

Bagwell contributed one signed article: *

Bibliography

References

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Richard Bagwell
(thePeerage.com)

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bagwell, Richard 1840 births 1918 deaths People from Clonmel 19th-century Irish historians 20th-century Irish historians

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High Sheriffs of Tipperary People educated at Harrow School Alumni of the University of Oxford