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Viscount Downe is a title that has been created twice in the
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. The first creation came in 1675 for William Ducie. However, the title became extinct on his death in 1679. The second creation came in 1680 for John Dawnay. He had earlier represented
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in the
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. His son, the second Viscount, also represented these constituencies in the House of Commons. His grandson, the third Viscount, sat as a member of parliament for
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but died from wounds received at the Battle of Campen in 1760. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Viscount, who represented
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and Malton in Parliament. His son, the fifth Viscount, sat as a member of parliament for
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. In 1797, he was created Baron Dawnay, of Cowick in the County of York, in the
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. However, this title became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the viscountcy by his younger brother, the sixth Viscount. His son, the seventh Viscount, was a member of parliament for
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. His son, the eighth Viscount, was a Major-General in the Army and served in the
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of 1879 and in the
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. In 1897, he was created Baron Dawnay, of Danby in the North Riding of the County of York, in the
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. This peerage gave him and his descendants an automatic seat in the
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until the passing of the
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. , the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the twelfth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2002. The Hon. Guy Dawnay, fourth son of the seventh Viscount, was a soldier and Conservative politician. The first Viscount of the second creation was the brother of Sir Christopher Dawnay, 1st Baronet, of Cowick, a title which became extinct in 1644 (see Dawnay baronets, of Cowick). The family seat is Wykeham Abbey, near
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Viscounts Downe, First Creation (1675)

*William Ducie, 1st Viscount Downe (–1679)


Viscounts Downe, Second Creation (1680)

* John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe (1625–1695) * Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe (1664–1741) :*
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John Dawnay (1686–1740) * Henry Pleydell Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe (1727–1760) * John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe (1728–1780) * John Christopher Burton Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe (1764–1832) *
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(1772–1846) * William Henry Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe (1812–1857) * Hugh Richard Dawnay, 8th Viscount Downe (1844–1924) *John Dawnay, 9th Viscount Downe (1872–1931), Captain in the
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, fought in
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, where he was
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and awarded DSO and later gained rank of Major in Norfolk Yeomanry. Succeeded as 9th Viscount on 21 January 1924. *Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe (1903–1965), educated at Eton,
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between 1917 and 1919; gained rank of Colonel in the
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. Succeeded as 10th Viscount on 1 December 1931. *John Christian George Dawnay, 11th Viscount Downe (1935–2002), educated at Eton and, following national service in the
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; Deputy lieutenant of
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in 1982. Succeeded as 11th Viscount on 8 December 1965. *Richard Henry Dawnay, 12th Viscount Downe (born 1967), educated at Eton and
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, where he completed a
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degree. An accountant by profession, formerly with
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. Succeeded as 12th Viscount on 15 March 2002. The
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is the present holder's cousin Thomas Payan Dawnay (born 24 July 1978)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Downe Viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1675 Noble titles created in 1680 Dawnay family