Sir William Fownes, 2nd Baronet

Sir William Fownes, 2nd Baronet (1709 – 5 June 1778) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Fownes was the son of Sir William Fownes, 1st Baronet, and in 1735 he inherited his father's baronetcy. Fownes was the Member of Parliament for Dingle in the Irish House of Commons between 1749 and 1760, before representing Knocktopher from 1761 to 1776. Fownes was admitted to the 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

1. 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).
2. "The Tighe Family & Woodstock Estate". www.askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Hon. John Perceval Robert FitzGerald	Member of Parliament for Dingle 1749–1760 With: Robert FitzGerald	Succeeded by Maurice FitzGerald Robert FitzGerald
Preceded by Benjamin Burton Richard Ponsonby	Member of Parliament for Knocktopher 1761–1776 With: Hercules Langrishe	Succeeded by Andrew Caldwell Hercules Langrishe
Preceded by Edward Tighe John Talbot Dillon	Member of Parliament for Wicklow 1776–1778 With: Edward Tighe (1776–1777) Hon. Robert Ward (1777–1778)	Succeeded by Hon. Robert Ward George Ponsonby
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by William Fownes	Baronet (of Dublin) 1735–1778	Extinct