Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet (5 November 1665 – 6 March 1701) was an English politician.

Origins

He was the younger son of

Sir Richard Brownlow, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Brownlow, 2nd Baronet (died 1668) of Great Humby, Humby in Lincolnshire, was a landowner. Origins He was the son and heir of Sir William Brownlow, 1st Baronet (c. 1595–1666) of Humby, younger brother of Sir John Brownlow, 1st Baro ...

(died 1668) of Humby in Lincolnshire, by his wife Elizabeth Freke, a daughter of John Freke of Stretton in Dorset.

Career

He was educated at

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. In 1689 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for

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in Lincolnshire, a seat he held until 1698, and then represented

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from 1698 to 1700. In 1697 he succeeded his elder brother Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet (1659–1697), builder of the surviving

Belton House Belton House is a Grade I listed country house in the parish of Belton near Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, built between 1685 and 1687 by Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet. It is surrounded by formal gardens and a series of avenues lead ...

, who committed suicide, as the 4th Baronet, and inherited his estates including Belton, which the 3rd Baronet had inherited from their childless great uncle Sir John Brownlow, 1st Baronet (c. 1594–1679) of Belton.

Marriages and children

He married twice: *Firstly to Dorothy Mason (d.1700), eldest daughter and co-heiress of Sir Richard Mason (c.1633-1685), MP, and a granddaughter of

Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet Sir James Long, 2nd Baronet (c. 1617 – 22 January 1692) was an English politician and Royalist soldier. Born at South Wraxall, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, the son of Sir Walter Long and Anne Ley (daughter of James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlbor ...

. By Dorothy he had one son and heir: ** John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel, 5th Baronet (1690–1754), who in 1718 was raised to the

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Viscount Tyrconnel Viscount Tyrconnel was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1718 for Sir John Brownlow, 5th Baronet, Member of Parliament for Grantham and Lincolnshire. He was made Baron Charleville, in the County of Cork, at the same time, al ...

, but died childless. *Secondly, a few months after the death of his first wife, he married Henrietta Brett, the sister of Col. Henry Brett, who had married Anna Mason (Dorothy's sister), the notorious Countess of Macclesfield, the divorced former wife of

Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield ( 1659 – 5 November 1701), was an English peer, soldier and MP. Biography He was born in France, the eldest son of Charles Gerard, Baron Brandon (later 1st Earl of Macclesfield), and Jeanne, the daughte ...

Death and burial

He died in March 1701, aged only 35, and was succeeded by his son from his first marriage John Brownlow, 5th Baronet, who in 1718 was raised to the

References

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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies English MPs 1689–1690 English MPs 1690–1695 English MPs 1695–1698 English MPs 1698–1700