Complex sentence: William obtained a reversion of his father's office as Clerk to the Privy Council in 1660, and in 1661 was made Recorder of Dublin and elected to the Irish House of Commons as member for Dublin City.
Split into simpler sentences: William obtained a reversion of his father's office as Clerk to the Privy Council in 1660. In 1661 he was made Recorder of Dublin and elected to the Irish House of Commons as member for Dublin City.