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William Downes (divine)
William Downes may refer to: *William Downes, 1st Baron Downes (1751–1826), Irish judge *William Downes (cricketer) William Fowles Downes (1843 – 1 January 1896) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played nine first-class matches for Otago between 1865 and 1876.William F. Downes (born 1946), U.S. federal judge {{hndis, Downes, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Downes, 1st Baron Downes
William Downes, 1st Baron Downes PC (1751 – 3 March 1826) was one of the leading Irish judges of his time, who held office as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Family Downes was the second son of Robert Downes (1708-1754) of Donnybrook Castle, Dublin, MP for Kildare, and his wife Elizabeth Twigge, daughter of William Twigge, also of Donnybrook; he was a grandson of Dive Downes, Bishop of Cork and Ross and his fourth wife Catherine Fitzgerald. The Downes family came originally from Thornby, Northamptonshire. He was related to the influential Burgh and Foster families and, through his FitzGerald grandmother, to the Earl of Kildare. He had an elder brother Dive, who took holy orders; Dive died in 1798. Their father died when William was only three, reportedly from accidentally running himself through with his own sword. Career He graduated from Trinity College Dublin, was called to the Bar in 1776 and was elected a member of the Irish House of Commons for Donegal Borough in 179 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Downes (cricketer)
William Fowles Downes (1843 – 1 January 1896) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played nine first-class matches for Otago between 1865 and 1876.William Downes CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2022. Life and career Downes was born in , , and went to Australia with his family. He later moved on to New Zealand, attracted by the of the 1860s. Described as a man of "commanding presence, fine physique and ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |