Sir William Brownlow, 1st Baronet (c. 1595–1666) of Humby in Lincolnshire, was an English politician and barrister.

Origins

He was the second son of Richard Brownlow (1553–1638) of Belton in Lincolnshire, which manor he purchased, Chief

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of the Court of Common Pleas, by his wife Katharine Page, a daughter of John Page of

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in Middlesex. His elder brother was Sir John Brownlow, 1st Baronet (c.1594-1679) of Belton, who was created a baronet "of Belton" one day before himself.

Career

He was educated at

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, where he graduated with a

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in 1610 or 1611. In 1617 Brownlow was

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by the

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. Despite having been created by King Charles I a

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, "of Humby, in the County of Lincoln", on 27 June 1641, one day after the baronetcy of his elder brother, he became a Parliamentarian during the

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. From 1653 he sat in the

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for

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Marriage and children

In about 1624 he married Elizabeth Duncombe, daughter of William Duncombe, and had by her a daughter and a son: * Sir Richard Brownlow, 2nd Baronet (d.1668) of Humby, who succeeded to the baronetcy.

References

1590s births 1666 deaths Alumni of St Mary Hall, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of England

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