Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford
Edward Southwell, 20th Baron de Clifford (6 June 1738 – 1 November 1777) was a British politician.
The Lord de Clifford | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire | |
| In office 1763–1776 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Chester Thomas Tracy |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Guise William Bromley-Chester |
| Member of Parliament for Kinsale | |
| In office 1761–1768 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Ponsonby Jonas Stawell |
| Succeeded by | Agmondisham Vesey James Kearney |
| Member of Parliament for Bridgwater | |
| In office 1761–1763 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Balch The Earl of Egmont |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Perceval The Lord Coleraine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1817 |
| Died | 26 November 1884 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia Campbell
( m. 1765; |
| Relations | Edward Southwell (grandfather) Elizabeth Cromwell, 8th Baroness Cromwell (grandmother) Thomas Watson, 3rd Earl of Rockingham (uncle) Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes (uncle) |
| Parents | Lady Catherine Watson Edward Southwell Jr. |
| Residence | Kings Weston |
| Alma mater | Westminster School Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Early life
Southwell was born on 6 June 1738. He was the only son and heir of Lady Catherine Watson and Edward Southwell Jr. (1705–1755). His father and grandfather had both served as the Principal Secretary of State for Ireland.[1]
His paternal grandparents were Edward Southwell (son of Sir Robert Southwell) and Elizabeth Cromwell, 8th Baroness Cromwell. His maternal grandparents were Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes and Lady Katherine Tufton, eldest daughter and coheiress of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet and 18th Baron de Clifford. His uncle was Thomas Watson, 3rd Earl of Rockingham.[1]
He was educated at Westminster School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[2] Upon the death of his father in 1755, he inherited the Kings Weston estate near Bristol.
Career
He was elected to the British House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Bridgwater on 28 March 1761, sitting until 1763.[3] On 23 November 1763 he was returned for Gloucestershire, sitting until 1776.[4] He also represented Kinsale in the Irish House of Commons from May 1761 to 1768.[5]
On 17 April 1776, the abeyance of the Barony of Clifford was terminated in his favour, and he entered the British House of Lords as 20th Baron de Clifford.[1] The Barony was previously held by Margaret Coke, Countess of Leicester (his maternal grandmother's youngest sister), who died on 28 February 1775. He died one year later.
Personal life
On 29 August 1765, Edward Southwell had married Sophia Campbell, the daughter of Samuel Campbell of Mount Campbell in County Leitrim. Together they were the parents of one son and four daughters, including:[1]
- Edward Southwell (1767–1832), who did not marry.[1]
- Hon. Catherine Southwell (d. 1801), who married Col. George Kein Hayward Coussmaker (1759-1801) in 1790.[1]
- Hon. Sophia Southwell (1771–1795), who married John Townshend, 2nd Viscount Sydney in 1790.[6]
- Hon. Elizabeth Southwell (1776–1817), who married William Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle in 1792.[7]
- Hon. Henrietta Southwell, who married Frederick Delmé in 1799.[1]
The Baron de Clifford died on 1 November 1777 and was buried at Henbury, Gloucestershire.[1] After his death, his widow, the Lady de Clifford, was appointed Governess to Princess Charlotte, daughter of the future King George IV.[8] His eldest son, who died unmarried with no issue, succeeded him upon as the 21st Baron de Clifford, and was himself, succeeded by the 20th Baron's granddaughter, Sophia Coussmaker (1791–1874), who became the 22nd Baroness de Clifford suo jure, after the death of her uncle in 1832.[1]
Descendants
Through his eldest daughter Catherine, he was a grandfather of Sophia Coussmaker, who became the 22nd Baroness de Clifford. She married John Russell, third son of Lord William Russell (himself the third son of Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock), and was the mother of Edward Russell, 23rd Baron de Clifford, a Member of Parliament for Tavistock.[1]
Through his daughter Sophia, he was a grandfather of one girl, the Hon. Sophia Mary Townshend, who married Lt. Col. Hon. Peregrine Francis Cust (fourth son of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow); and Mary Elizabeth Townshend, who married George James Cholmondeley, Receiver-General of Excise (grandson of George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley), and secondly to Charles Marsham, 2nd Earl of Romney.[6]
Through his daughter Elizabeth, he was a grandfather to eleven children, including: Augustus Keppel, 5th Earl of Albemarle; Lady Sophia Keppel, who married Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet; George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle (through whom is descended Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall}; the Reverend Hon. Edward Southwell Keppel, the Dean of Norwich wo married Lady Maria (daughter of Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim); Lady Anne Keppel, who married Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (through whom is descended Sarah, Duchess of York) and secondly, Edward Ellice; Lady Mary Keppel, who married Henry Frederick Stephenson;[9] Admiral Hon. Sir Henry Keppel; Reverend Hon. Thomas Robert Keppel, who married Frances Barrett-Lennard (daughter of Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, 1st Baronet); Lady Caroline Keppel, who married the Very Reverend Thomas Garnier; and Lady Georgiana Charlotte, who married William Henry Magan.[7]
Papers
Documents relating to Edward Southwell, including family papers, deeds, financial records and estate records, are held by Bristol Archives (Ref. 42725 and 45317) (online catalogue page 1 online catalogue page 2)
References
- "de Clifford, Baron (E, 1299)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "Edward, Southwell (STWL754E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Sydney, Viscount (GB, 1789 - 1890)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "Albemarle, Earl of (E, 1696/7)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. PORTRAIT OF SOPHIA, MRS EDWARD SOUTHWELL, LATER LADY DE CLIFFORD (1743-1828)". www.sothebys.com. Sothebys. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- Moon, George Washington (1891). Men and Women of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries p. 849 London: Sutton Publishing
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Ponsonby Jonas Stawell |
Member of Parliament for Kinsale 1761–1768 With: John Folliott 1761–1765 Agmondisham Vesey 1765–1768 |
Succeeded by Agmondisham Vesey James Kearney |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Robert Balch The Earl of Egmont |
Member of Parliament for Bridgwater 1761–1763 With: The Earl of Egmont 1761–1762 Viscount Perceval 1762–1763 |
Succeeded by Viscount Perceval The Lord Coleraine |
| Preceded by Thomas Chester Thomas Tracy |
Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire 1763–1776 With: Thomas Tracy 1763–1770 Sir William Guise 1770–1776 |
Succeeded by Sir William Guise William Bromley-Chester |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Abeyant last held by Margaret Coke |
Baron de Clifford 1776–1777 |
Succeeded by Edward Southwell |