Sir William Fownes, 1st Baronet explained

Sir William Fownes, 1st Baronet (born before 1672 – 3 April 1735) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Fownes was the Member of Parliament for the borough of Wicklow in the Irish House of Commons between 1704 and 1713.^[1] He was High Sheriff of Wicklow in 1707 and Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1708.^[2] On 26 October 1724 he was created a baronet, of Dublin in the Baronetage of Ireland. Upon his death he was succeeded in his title by his son, William Fownes.

Fownes Street in Dublin is named after him.

Notes and 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. https://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/2020-09/lord-mayors-of-dublin-1665-2021.pdf Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665 – 2020