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William Brownlow (1 September 1755 – 10 July 1815) was an Anglo-Irish Tory politician.

He was the eldest son of William Brownlow (1726–1794) and his wife Judith Letitia Meredith.

He was pricked High Sheriff of Armagh in 1787 and succeeded his father as MP for Armagh County constituency in the Irish House of Commons between 1795 and 1797.^[1] In 1807 he was elected as the Tory Member of Parliament for Armagh in the United Kingdom House of Commons, sitting for the seat until his death in 1815.

He married in 1803 Charity, the daughter of Matthew Ford of Seaford, but died childless in 1815. He was succeeded by his brother Charles, the father of Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan .

References

^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.74 (Retrieved 26 February 2016).

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by William Richardson William Brownlow	Member of Parliament for Armagh County 1795 – 1797 With: William Richardson	Succeeded by Hon. Archibald Acheson Viscount Caulfeild
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hon. Archibald Acheson Hon. Henry Caulfeild	Member of Parliament for Armagh 1807 – 1815 With: William Richardson	Succeeded by William Richardson Hon. Henry Caulfeild

[1] E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.74 (Retrieved 26 February 2016).

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 '''William Brownlow''' (1 September 1755 – 10 July 1815) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]] politician.
+He was the eldest son of [[William Brownlow (1726–1794)]] and his wife Judith Letitia Meredith.
-He represented the [[Armagh County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Armagh County constituency]] in the [[Irish House of Commons]] between 1795 and 1797.<ref>E. M. Johnston-Liik, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jitdluWSybIC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=Alexander+Gradon+naas+mp&source=bl&ots=OWYBWe6i_R&sig=1IBtQjrwGSvhBFPYDM5_MrQv4Zg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwix8ZzOoYnLAhVL2BoKHSlICEcQ6AEIMjAD#v=snippet&q=brownlow&f=false ''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''] (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.74 (Retrieved 26 February 2016).</ref> In 1807 he was elected as the Tory Member of Parliament for [[Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)|Armagh]] in the [[United Kingdom House of Commons]], sitting for the seat until his death in 1815.
+He was pricked [[High Sheriff of Armagh]] in 1787 and succeeded his father as MP for [[Armagh County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Armagh County constituency]] in the [[Irish House of Commons]] between 1795 and 1797.<ref>E. M. Johnston-Liik, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jitdluWSybIC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=Alexander+Gradon+naas+mp&source=bl&ots=OWYBWe6i_R&sig=1IBtQjrwGSvhBFPYDM5_MrQv4Zg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwix8ZzOoYnLAhVL2BoKHSlICEcQ6AEIMjAD#v=snippet&q=brownlow&f=false ''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''] (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.74 (Retrieved 26 February 2016).</ref> In 1807 he was elected as the Tory Member of Parliament for [[Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)|Armagh]] in the [[United Kingdom House of Commons]], sitting for the seat until his death in 1815.
+He married in 1803 Charity, the daughter of Matthew Ford of Seaford, but died childless in 1815. He was succeeded by his brother Charles, the father of [[Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan]] .
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 [[Category:UK MPs 1812–1818]]
 [[Category:Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Armagh constituencies]]
+[[Category:High Sheriffs of Armagh]]