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Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway

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As he died with no children, his titles became extinct. He appointed by his will as heir to his estates, including Ragley Hall, his eight-year old first cousin once removed
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in Devon. His bequest stipulated that Popham Seymour should adopt the arms and additional surname of Conway, and thus he became known as
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Thirdly he married Ursula Stawell (died 13 August 1697), daughter of George Stawell, who survived him and remarried to
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Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.607, as borne by Seymour, Marquess of Hertford, eventual heir of Earl of Conway
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Sable, on a bend cotised argent a rose gules between two annulets of the first
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Secondly he married Elizabeth Booth (died in July 1681), daughter of
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in 1671 and served as Master of the Ordnance in Ireland from 1679.
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He married three times, but had no children who survived infancy:
278:(1594–1655) by his wife Frances Popham, daughter of Sir 416:) by her husband (to whom she was his second wife) 262:, was an English peer and politician who served as 225: 188: 178: 170: 159: 143: 124: 119: 103: 91: 81: 63: 23: 458: 682:Secretaries of state for the Northern Department 430:Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford 274:Conway was born circa 1623, the son and heir of 353:Firstly on 11 February 1651 to the philosopher 515:Secretary of State for the Northern Department 460:"Conway, Edward, earl of Conway (c.1623–1683)" 335:Secretary of State for the Northern Department 264:Secretary of State for the Northern Department 65:Secretary of State for the Northern Department 8: 469:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 428:. The latter's nephew and eventual heir was 392:He died on 11 August 1683 and was buried in 357:(died on 23 February 1679), daughter of Sir 298:He succeeded as 3rd Viscount Conway (in the 496: 45: 20: 211: 207: 707:Members of the Privy Council of Ireland 702:Members of the Privy Council of England 466:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 441: 325:On 3 December 1679, Conway was created 77:2 February 1681 – January 1683 318:on 2 January 1668, became governor of 302:) and 3rd Viscount Killultagh (in the 7: 329:. On 2 February 1681 he joined the 276:Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway 14: 312:James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde 240:Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway 717:17th-century English politicians 697:Lord-lieutenants of Warwickshire 574:Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire 687:Earls in the Peerage of England 547:Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire 418:Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet 381:Duke of Buckingham and Normanby 370:George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer 339:Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire 310:in 1660 and was a confidant of 203: 333:of King Charles II and became 290:in Berkshire (now Wiltshire). 219:Elizabeth Booth (d. 1681) 1: 457:Kelsey, Sean (January 2008). 692:Fellows of the Royal Society 490:UK public library membership 16:English noble and politician 316:Fellow of the Royal Society 242:(c. 1623 – 11 August 1683) 733: 644: 636: 629: 618: 610: 603: 594: 589: 582: 571: 563: 553: 544: 536: 531: 521: 512: 504: 499: 233: 115: 70: 59: 44: 540:The Earl of Northampton 266:between 1681 and 1683. 210:⁠–⁠ 557:The Earl of Sunderland 475:10.1093/ref:odnb/39681 426:Popham Seymour-Conway 412:(1605–1669), MP, of 26:The Right Honourable 647:Viscount Killultagh 567:The Earl of Denbigh 394:Arrow, Warwickshire 341:from 1682 to 1683. 308:Irish Privy Council 282:(1573–1644) MP, of 164:Arrow, Warwickshire 98:Sir Leoline Jenkins 631:Peerage of Ireland 584:Peerage of England 500:Political offices 304:Peerage of Ireland 300:Peerage of England 30:The Earl of Conway 660: 659: 554:Succeeded by 522:Succeeded by 488:(Subscription or 237: 236: 724: 712:Viscounts Conway 637:Preceded by 611:Preceded by 564:Preceded by 537:Preceded by 532:Honorary titles 525:Sidney Godolphin 505:Preceded by 497: 493: 485: 483: 481: 462: 449: 446: 410:Alexander Popham 388:Death and burial 365:in Warwickshire. 286:in Somerset and 215: 213: 209: 205: 154: 152: 139: 137: 120:Personal details 110:Sidney Godolphin 106: 94: 75: 51:Arms of Conway: 49: 21: 732: 731: 727: 726: 725: 723: 722: 721: 662: 661: 650: 642: 624: 621:Viscount Conway 616: 600: 577: 569: 559: 550: 542: 527: 518: 510: 508:Leoline Jenkins 487: 479: 477: 456: 453: 452: 447: 443: 438: 420:(died 1708) of 402: 390: 347: 320:Charlemont Fort 296: 272: 220: 218: 217: 201: 197: 179:Political party 150: 148: 135: 133: 131: 130: 104: 92: 76: 71: 55: 40: 31: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 730: 728: 720: 719: 714: 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 684: 679: 674: 664: 663: 658: 657: 652: 643: 638: 634: 633: 627: 626: 617: 612: 608: 607: 602: 597:Earl of Conway 593: 587: 586: 580: 579: 570: 565: 561: 560: 555: 552: 543: 538: 534: 533: 529: 528: 523: 520: 511: 506: 502: 501: 495: 494: 451: 450: 440: 439: 437: 434: 406:Popham Seymour 401: 398: 389: 386: 385: 384: 377:John Sheffield 373: 366: 346: 343: 327:Earl of Conway 314:. He became a 295: 292: 280:Francis Popham 271: 268: 235: 234: 231: 230: 227: 223: 222: 221:Ursula Stawell 199: 193: 192: 190: 186: 185: 180: 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 161: 157: 156: 155:(aged 59) 147:11 August 1683 145: 141: 140: 128: 126: 122: 121: 117: 116: 113: 112: 107: 101: 100: 95: 89: 88: 83: 79: 78: 68: 67: 61: 60: 57: 56: 50: 42: 41: 32: 29: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 729: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 683: 680: 678: 675: 673: 670: 669: 667: 656: 653: 649: 648: 641: 640:Edward Conway 635: 632: 628: 623: 622: 615: 614:Edward Conway 609: 606: 599: 598: 592: 588: 585: 581: 576: 575: 568: 562: 558: 549: 548: 541: 535: 530: 526: 517: 516: 509: 503: 498: 491: 476: 472: 468: 467: 461: 455: 454: 445: 442: 435: 433: 431: 427: 423: 422:Berry Pomeroy 419: 415: 411: 407: 399: 397: 395: 387: 382: 378: 374: 371: 367: 364: 360: 359:Heneage Finch 356: 352: 351: 350: 344: 342: 340: 336: 332: 331:Privy Council 328: 323: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 293: 291: 289: 285: 281: 277: 269: 267: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 232: 228: 224: 196: 191: 187: 184: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 162: 160:Resting place 158: 146: 142: 129:Edward Conway 127: 123: 118: 114: 111: 108: 102: 99: 96: 90: 87: 84: 80: 74: 69: 66: 62: 58: 54: 48: 43: 39: 35: 27: 22: 19: 654: 645: 619: 604: 595: 591:New creation 590: 572: 545: 513: 478:. 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Index

The Right Honourable
PC
FRS

Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Charles II
Sir Leoline Jenkins
Sidney Godolphin
Arrow, Warwickshire
Tory
Anne Finch
PC
FRS
Ragley Hall
Alcester
Warwickshire
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway
Francis Popham
Wellington
Littlecote
Peerage of England
Peerage of Ireland
Irish Privy Council
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
Fellow of the Royal Society
Charlemont Fort
Earl of Conway
Privy Council
Secretary of State for the Northern Department

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