Walter Borrowes
Sir Walter Dixon Borrowes, 4th Baronet (1691 – 9 June 1741)[1] was an Irish politician.
He was the eldest son of Sir Kildare Borrowes, 3rd Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Dixon, daughter of Sir Richard Dixon.[2] In 1709, he succeeded his father as baronet.[3] Borrowes represented Harristown in the Irish House of Commons between 1721 and 1727.[1] Subsequently he sat for Athy until his death in 1741.[1]
On 18 March 1720, Borrowes married Mary Pottinger, daughter of Captain Edward Pottinger.[2] They had three sons.[2] Borrowes died at Calverstown[4] and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son Kildare.[5]
The family's surname is sometimes spelled Burrowes.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 130.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ↑ Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall, ed. The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. vol. I. Dublin: James Moore. p. 130.
- ↑ "ThePeerage - Sir Walter Borrowes, 4th Bt". Retrieved 6 April 2009.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Johnson Alexander Graydon |
Member of Parliament for Harristown 1721–1727 With: Alexander Graydon |
Succeeded by Edward Stratford John Graydon |
| Preceded by Maurice Keating Richard Allen |
Member of Parliament for Athy 1727–1741 With: Marcus Anthony Morgan |
Succeeded by James FitzGerald, Baron Offaly Marcus Anthony Morgan |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Kildare Borrowes |
Baronet (of Grangemellon) 1709–1741 |
Succeeded by Kildare Borrowes |