Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway
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Sir Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway (1564 – 1631) was the son and heir of Sir John Conway of Arrow. He commanded a foot regiment at the sack of Cadiz in 1596, where he was knighted. He then served as governor of Brill, Leiden in the Netherlands, where his daughter Brilliana (who married Robert Harley) was born. When Brill was handed back to the States of Holland in 1616, he was given a pension. He later served as ambassador at Brussels. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1622 and made a Secretary of State in 1623. He was created Baron Conway in 1625 and Viscount Conway in 1627. No doubt as a result of his time in the Netherlands, he was a supporter of a 'Protestant' foreign policy. In 1628, he was appointed Lord President of the Council, a post he held until his death in 1631. He was succeeded by his son Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway.
[edit] Further reading
Sean Kelsey, 'Conway, Edward, first Viscount Conway and first Viscount Killultagh (c.1564–1631), politician' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (article 6120).
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Southampton |
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 1625–1631 |
Succeeded by The Lord Weston |
| Preceded by Sir Robert Naunton Sir George Calvert |
Secretary of State 1623-1628 with Sir George Calvert 1623-1625 Sir Albertus Morton 1625 Sir John Coke 1625-1628 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Dorchester Sir John Coke |
| Preceded by The Earl of Marlborough |
Lord President of the Council 1628–1631 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Peerage of England | ||
| New title | Viscount Conway 1627–1631 |
Succeeded by Edward Conway |
| Baron Conway 1624–1631 |
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| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New title | Viscount Killultagh 1627–1631 |
Succeeded by Edward Conway |
