William Flower, 1st Baron Castle Durrow
William Flower, 1st Baron Castle Durrow PC (Ire) (11 March 1685 – 29 April 1746)[1] was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.
He was the only son of Thomas Flower and his wife Mary Temple, daughter of Sir John Temple, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.[2] Flower was educated at Christ Church, Oxford[2] and sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilkenny County from 1715 to 1727.[3] Subsequently he represented Portarlington until 1733,[3] when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Castle Durrow, of Castle Durrow, in the County of Kilkenny.[4] Flower was High Sheriff of County Kilkenny in 1731[1] and was invested to the Privy Council of Ireland in 1735.[5]
In 1717, Flower married Edith Caulfeild, daughter of Hon. Toby Caulfeild, a son of the 1st Viscount Charlemont.[6] They had two daughters and two sons.[4] Flower died aged 61 and was buried at Finglas in County Dublin.[2] His only surviving son Henry succeeded to the barony.[7]
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| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Kilkenny County 1715–1727 With: William Ponsonby 1715–1721 Patrick Wemyss 1721–1727 |
Succeeded by Hon. William Ponsonby Patrick Wemyss |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Portarlington 1727–1733 With: George Johnston 1727–1730 William Stannus 1730–1733 |
Succeeded by Lord George Sackville William Henry Dawson |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Baron Castle Durrow 1733–1746 |
Succeeded by Henry Flower |
- 1685 births
- 1746 deaths
- 18th-century Irish people
- People from County Laois
- People from County Kilkenny
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Barons in the Peerage of Ireland
- Irish MPs 1715–27
- Irish MPs 1727–60
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
- High Sheriffs of County Kilkenny
- Anglo-Irish people
