| Authorised form of name | Conway; Edward (c 1623 - 1683); 1st Earl of Conway; politician |
| Dates | c 1623 - 1683 |
| Place of death | Arrow, Warwickshire, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 11 August 1683 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Arrow, Warwickshire, England, Europe (25 August 1683) |
| Activity | Career:
Captain of a troop of horse (1660); Privy Councillor for Ireland (1660); Governor of Charlemont Fort (1672); Governor of the counties of Armagh, Tyrone, Monaghan and part of Down (1672); Joint Commissioner of Customs for Ireland (1673-1675); Lieutenant-General of Horse (1674); Privy Councillor (England) (1681); Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire (1681); Secretary of State for the North (1681-1683)
Honours:
Earl 1679
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 02/01/1668 |
| Proposer | Sir Anthony Morgan |
| Relationships | Parents: Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway, and Dorothy Bray (née Tracy); succeeded father as Viscount Conway (1655)
Married: 1) Anne Finch; 2) Elizabeth Booth; 3) Ursula Stawell |
| OtherInfo | Conway was a patron to Jeremy Taylor who would go on to be bishop of Down and Connor. He was also acquainted with the philosophers Henry More (FRS 1664) and Ralph Cudworth (FRS 1662). His wife, Lady Anne Conway, was a philosopher and also acquainted with these circles. Her work 'Principia Philosophiae' was often misattributed to her husband. In 1683, he resigned from his post as Secretary of State for the Northern Department due to allegations of involvement in 'crimes and misdemeanours' relating to ambassadors abroad. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (Father's entry); GEC; Hunter; ODNB
Notes:
Mother's name from DNB. GEC gives father's wife as Frances, daughter of Sir Francis Popham of Littlecote, Wiltshire and his wife, Anne, daughter of John Dudley of Stoke Newington, Middlesex. ODNB has father as second Viscount Conway. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/26329288 |
| Code | NA6690 |