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Sir William Burroughs, 1st Baronet

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Sir William Burroughs, 1st Baronet (c. 1753 – 1 June 1829) was an Anglo-Irish judge and politician.

Background and education

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Burroughs was the son of the Venerable Lewis Burroughs, Archdeacon of Derry, by Mary Cane, daughter of Richard Cane, of Larabrian, County Kildare. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin,[1] and was called to the Irish Bar in 1778 and to the English Bar in 1803.[2]

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Burroughs practised at the Irish Bar for ten years. After coming into financial difficulties he tried his fortune in British India in 1789. In 1792, he was appointed Advocate-General of Bengal. After making a comfortable fortune he resigned his post and returned to Britain in 1801.[2]

The following year he was returned to parliament for Enniskillen.[3] In 1804 he was created a baronet, of Castle Bagshaw in the County of Wicklow.[4]

In 1806, he was made a judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Calcutta[2] and resigned his seat in parliament the same year.[5] He returned to Britain in 1817[2] and was elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Colchester. He continued to represent this constituency until 1818[6] and then sat for Taunton until 1819.[7]

Family

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Burroughs married Letitia Newburgh had one son and three daughters.[8]

Several reputable sources, including the Dictionary of National Biography, describe him as the grandfather of General Sir Frederick Traill-Burroughs (born Burroughs). However, Traill-Burroughs was born 15 years after the death of Sir William's only son.[9][10]

He died in Bath in 1829, at which point the baronetcy became extinct.

References

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  1. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p117: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  2. ^ a b c d historyofparliamentonline.org BURROUGHS, William (?1753–1829), of Castle Bagshaw, co. Cavan.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 6)
  4. ^ "No. 15744". The London Gazette. 9 October 1804. p. 1266.
  5. ^ "No. 15903". The London Gazette. 22 March 1806. p. 377.
  6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
  8. ^ Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1844). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland. W. Clowes. p. 93. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Obituary: General Sir Frederick Traill-Burroughs". The Times. 11 April 1905. p. 10.
  10. ^ Dictionary of National Biography: Second Supplement. Macmillan. 1912. p. 273. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Enniskillen
1802–1806
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Colchester
1817–1818
With: Hart Davis 1817–1818
James Beckford Wildman 1818
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Taunton
1818–1819
With: Alexander Baring
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Castle Bagshaw)
1804–1829
Extinct
Preceded by
Burroughs baronets
of Castle Bagshaw

19 November 1804
Succeeded by