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About Sir William Parsons, 1st Baronet of Bellamont
Sir William Parsons, 1st Baronet of Bellamont, PC (Ire), was known as a "land-hunter" expropriating land from owners whose titles were deemed defective. He also served as Surveyor General of Ireland and was an undertaker in several plantations. He governed Ireland as joint Lord Justice of Ireland from February 1640 to April 1643 during the Irish rebellion of 1641 and the beginning of the Irish Confederate War.
Everything about Sir William Parsons, 1st Baronet of Bellamont →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland
- Born
- 1570
- Died
- 1650