Francis Plowden (c. 1644 – April 1712) was an English Jacobite politician, official and courtier who rose to prominence while serving James II of England in Ireland.
[2] Although his family had no previous connections to Ireland, by 1688 Plowden had settled in Galway and was a member of the city's council.
[1] Plowden adhered to James II following the Glorious Revolution and on 27 April 1689 he was appointed to the Irish revenue commission.
The remaining Jacobite territory overseen by the Lords Justices was minimal, and the Williamite War in Ireland ended on 3 October 1691 with the Treaty of Limerick.
[1] He left Ireland for France on 22 December 1691 and joined the exiled Jacobite court at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.