Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen, 1st Baronet (1741–21 August 1807) was an
Anglo-Irish
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politician.
Born William Gleadowe, he assumed the additional surname and arms of Newcomen following his marriage to
Charlotte Newcomen, only child and heiress of Edward Newcomen, on 17 October 1772. On 9 October 1781 he was created a
baronet
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, of Carrickglass in the
Baronetage of Ireland
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
.
Between 1790 and 1800 Gleadowe-Newcomen was the
Member of Parliament
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for
County Longford
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in the
Irish House of Commons
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.
[E. M. Johnston-Liik]
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p. 91 (Retrieved 4 April 2020). Following the
Acts of Union 1800
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, he represented
Longford
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in the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 me ...
between 1801 and 1802.
On 29 July 1800 Gleadowe-Newcomen's wife was created
Baroness Newcomen
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in the
Peerage of Ireland
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in honour of her husband, with the remainder to his male heirs. Upon Gleadowe-Newcomen's death in 1807 he was succeeded by his son,
Thomas Gleadowe-Newcomen. He also had three daughters, the eldest of whom, Teresa, married
Sir Charles Turner of
Kirkleatham
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The area has a collect ...
.
References
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1741 births
1807 deaths
18th-century Anglo-Irish people
19th-century Anglo-Irish people
Irish MPs 1790–1797
Irish MPs 1798–1800
Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Longford constituencies
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Longford constituencies (1801–1922)
Newcomen family
UK MPs 1801–1802