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| name = The Viscount Conway |
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick]] |
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| spouse = Martha Conway, née Eltonhead{{cn|date=January 2022}}<br>Frances Popham, the Honorable Frances Conway{{cn|date=January 2022}} |
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'''[[The Right Honourable|The Rt Hon.]] Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway''', |
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[[Privy Council of Ireland|PC]] ([[baptised|bapt.]] 10 August 1594 – 26 June 1655), was an [[Kingdom of England|English]] politician, military commander, [[bibliophile]] and peer. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Conway was the eldest son of [[Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway]] and his wife, Dorothy, and was baptised on 10 August 1594 in [[Arrow, Warwickshire]]. He matriculated from [[Queen's College, Oxford]], on 3 May 1611 and is thought to have learnt military strategy from his uncle by marriage, [[Horace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury|Sir Horace Vere]]. He was knighted on 25 March 1618, and in 1621, he married Frances Popham (a daughter of [[Francis Popham (1573–1644)|Sir Francis Popham]]). |
Conway was the eldest son of [[Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway|The 1st Viscount Conway]] and his wife, Dorothy, and was baptised on 10 August 1594 in [[Arrow, Warwickshire]]. He matriculated from [[The Queen's College, Oxford]], on 3 May 1611 and is thought to have learnt military strategy from his uncle by marriage, [[Horace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury|Sir Horace Vere]]. He was knighted on 25 March 1618, and in 1621, he married Frances Popham (a daughter of [[Francis Popham (1573–1644)|Sir Francis Popham]]). He succeeded his father in the [[British peerage|peerage]] in January 1631. |
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==Political and military service== |
==Political and military service== |
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Conway was nominated by [[Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke|Lord Brooke]] to become [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick]] between 1624 and 1625, and in 1626, he was elected for [[Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)|Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)]]. In 1628, after his father was created [[Earl of Conway|Viscount Conway]] and [[Earl of Conway|Viscount Killultagh]], Conway was summoned to parliament in the right of the [[Earl of Conway|Conway barony]]. He succeeded his father to his titles following his death on 3 January 1631. |
Conway was nominated by [[Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke|Lord Brooke]] to become [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick]] between 1624 and 1625, and in 1626, he was elected for [[Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)|Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)]]. In 1628, after his father was created [[Earl of Conway|Viscount Conway]] and [[Earl of Conway|Viscount Killultagh]], Conway was summoned to parliament in the right of the [[Earl of Conway|Conway barony]]. He succeeded his father to his titles following his death on 3 January 1631. |
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Conway unsuccessfully commanded [[Charles I of England|Charles I's]] forces at the [[Battle of Newburn]] in 1640. He became |
Lord Conway unsuccessfully commanded [[Charles I of England|Charles I's]] forces at the [[Battle of Newburn]] in 1640. He became an [[Privy Council of Ireland|Irish Privy Counsellor]], Marshal of the Army in Ireland, and was served as a member of the [[Westminster Assembly|Westminster Assembly of Divines]] from 1643 to 1649. |
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He was briefly imprisoned after being implicated in the plot by [[Edmund Waller]] and others to seize London for the king. |
He was briefly imprisoned after being implicated in the plot by [[Edmund Waller]] and others to seize London for the king. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Like his father, Conway had a particular interest in English literature, with literary connections including [[Sir John Beaumont, 1st Baronet|Sir John Beaumont]], [[Michael Drayton]], [[Ben Jonson]], [[John Donne]], and [[John Suckling (poet)|Sir John Suckling]]. In 1643, his London library was catalogued as containing |
Like his father, Lord Conway had a particular interest in English literature, with literary connections including [[Sir John Beaumont, 1st Baronet|Sir John Beaumont]], [[Michael Drayton]], [[Ben Jonson]], [[John Donne]], and [[John Suckling (poet)|Sir John Suckling]]. In 1643, his London library was catalogued as containing 5,000 or more volumes, and his library at [[Lisnagarvey]] in [[County Antrim]] contained between 8,000 and 9,900 books and manuscripts. |
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He retired to the house of [[Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland]] in [[Petworth]], [[Sussex]], in the early 1650s. He later travelled abroad and died in [[Lyon]]s, [[France]] on 26 June 1655. He was buried in [[Arrow, Warwickshire|Arrow]], and his titles passed to his only son, [[Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway|Edward]], who was later created [[Earl of Conway]]. |
He retired to the house of [[Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland|The 10th Earl of Northumberland]] in [[Petworth]], [[Sussex]], in the early 1650s. He later travelled abroad and died in [[Lyon]]s, [[France]] on 26 June 1655. He was buried in [[Arrow, Warwickshire|Arrow]], and his titles passed to his only son, [[Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway|Edward]], who was later created [[Earl of Conway]]. His daughter Dorothy married [[Sir George Rawdon, 1st Baronet]]. |
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Latest revision as of 08:16, 12 May 2024
The Viscount Conway | |
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.jpg) Book binding of Edward, 2nd Viscount Conway | |
| Member of Parliament for Warwick | |
| In office 1624–1625 | |
| Preceded by | John Cooke |
| Succeeded by | Francis Leigh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Conway |
| Died | 26 June 1655 Lyon, France |
| Resting place | Arrow, Warwickshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Conway, née Eltonhead[citation needed] Frances Popham, the Honorable Frances Conway[citation needed] |
The Rt Hon. Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway, PC (bapt. 10 August 1594 – 26 June 1655), was an English politician, military commander, bibliophile and peer.
Early life and education
[edit]Conway was the eldest son of The 1st Viscount Conway and his wife, Dorothy, and was baptised on 10 August 1594 in Arrow, Warwickshire. He matriculated from The Queen's College, Oxford, on 3 May 1611 and is thought to have learnt military strategy from his uncle by marriage, Sir Horace Vere. He was knighted on 25 March 1618, and in 1621, he married Frances Popham (a daughter of Sir Francis Popham). He succeeded his father in the peerage in January 1631.
Political and military service
[edit]Conway was nominated by Lord Brooke to become Member of Parliament for Warwick between 1624 and 1625, and in 1626, he was elected for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight). In 1628, after his father was created Viscount Conway and Viscount Killultagh, Conway was summoned to parliament in the right of the Conway barony. He succeeded his father to his titles following his death on 3 January 1631.
Lord Conway unsuccessfully commanded Charles I's forces at the Battle of Newburn in 1640. He became an Irish Privy Counsellor, Marshal of the Army in Ireland, and was served as a member of the Westminster Assembly of Divines from 1643 to 1649.
He was briefly imprisoned after being implicated in the plot by Edmund Waller and others to seize London for the king.
Personal life
[edit]Like his father, Lord Conway had a particular interest in English literature, with literary connections including Sir John Beaumont, Michael Drayton, Ben Jonson, John Donne, and Sir John Suckling. In 1643, his London library was catalogued as containing 5,000 or more volumes, and his library at Lisnagarvey in County Antrim contained between 8,000 and 9,900 books and manuscripts.
He retired to the house of The 10th Earl of Northumberland in Petworth, Sussex, in the early 1650s. He later travelled abroad and died in Lyons, France on 26 June 1655. He was buried in Arrow, and his titles passed to his only son, Edward, who was later created Earl of Conway. His daughter Dorothy married Sir George Rawdon, 1st Baronet.
References
[edit]- Knowles, James (January 2008). "Conway, Edward, second Viscount Conway and second Viscount Killultagh (bap. 1594, d. 1655)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55441. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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