Viscount Southwell

Viscount Southwell

Viscount Southwell, of Castle Mattress, near Rathkeale in the County of Limerick, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for Thomas Southwell, 3rd Baron Southwell. He had previously represented Enniscorthy in the Irish House of Commons. The title of Baron Southwell, of Castle Mattress in the County of Limerick, had been created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1717 for his grandfather Sir Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baronet. He had earlier represented County Limerick in the Irish Parliament. The Southwell Baronetcy, of Castle Mattress in the County of Limerick, had been created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1662 for the first Baron's grandfather Thomas Southwell. The first Viscount's great-grandson, the fourth Viscount, served as Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim between 1872 and 1878. As of 2006 the titles are held by his great-grandson, the seventh Viscount, who succeeded his uncle in 1960.

The family surname and the title of the peerages, Southwell, is pronounced "Suthell".

outhwell Baronets, of Castle Mattress (1662)

*Sir Thomas Southwell, 1st Baronet (d. 1680)
*Sir Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baronet (1665–1720) (created Baron Southwell in 1717)

Barons Southwell (1717)

*Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell (1665–1720)
*Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baron Southwell (1698–1766)
*Thomas Southwell, 3rd Baron Southwell (1721-1780) (created Viscount Southwell in 1776)

Viscounts Southwell (1776)

*Thomas Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell (1721-1780)
*Thomas Arthur Southwell, 2nd Viscount Southwell (1742-1796)
*Thomas Anthony Southwell, 3rd Viscount Southwell (1777-1860)
*Thomas Arthur Joseph Southwell, 4th Viscount Southwell (1836-1878)
*Arthur Robert Pyers Southwell, 5th Viscount Southwell (1872-1944)
*Robert Arthur William Joseph Southwell, 6th Viscount Southwell (1898-1960)
*Pyers Anthony Joseph Southwell, 7th Viscount Southwell (b. 1930)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Richard Andrew Pyers Southwell (b. 1956)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]


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