Arthur Rawdon

Sir Arthur Rawdon
Born17 October 1662
Died17 October 1695 (1695-10-18) (aged 33)
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Landlord
Member of Parliament
General
EraSeventeenth Century
Known forBuilding Moira, County Down
SuccessorSir 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.)