Sir William Fownes, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Fownes, 2nd Baronet (1709 – 5 June 1778) was an
Anglo-Irish
politician.
Fownes was the son of
Irish Privy Council in 1761. He finally represented the borough of Wicklow between 1776 and his death in 1778.[1]
In 1739, William married Lady Elizabeth Ponsonby.[2] His granddaughter was Marianne-Caroline Hamilton via his daughter and only child Sarah Tighe (née Fownes).
References
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.90 (Retrieved 23 November 2022).
- ^ "The Tighe Family & Woodstock Estate". www.askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 3 August 2023.