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Sir Arthur Rawdon | |
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| Born | 17 October 1662 |
| Died | 17 October 1695 (aged 33) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation(s) | Landlord Member of Parliament General |
| Era | Seventeenth Century |
| Known for | Building Moira, County Down |
| Successor | Sir John Rawdon |
| Parent(s) | George Rawdon (Father) Dorothy Rawdon (Mother) |
Sir Arthur Rawdon, 2nd Baronet (17 October 1662 – 17 October 1695[citation needed]) was an Irish landowner. He built a large part of Moira, County Down in the seventeenth century. Known as "Father of Irish Gardening" and "The Cock of the North", he was a keen botanist, and brought over 400 different species of plant to Moira from Jamaica.[1][2]
He played an active role in the Williamite War in Ireland. Following the Glorious Revolution he was involved in the raising of the Army of the North, a Protestant force opposed to the Jacobite Irish Army.
- ^ Rudd, C. R. J. "The Castle and The Rawdon Family". Moira: A Historical Handbook. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ Armstrong, R. M. "Rawdon, Sir George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23177. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)