Henry Bowyer (9 March 1786 – 18 October 1853)[1] was a British politician.
Bowyer was the third son of Sir George Bowyer, 5th Baronet. He attended Eton College between 1799 and 1802 and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford in 1805. He never married.[2]
Having originally intended to be a priest, Bowyer was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abingdon at a by-election in December 1809, following the death of its incumbent member George Knapp. Bowyer stood in the election as a substitute candidate for his eldest brother, George Bowyer. His brother had infringed the Treating Act and had become vulnerable to a petition against him.[3] He held the seat for less than two years until his resignation in June 1811[1] by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[4] Bowyer never spoke in parliament during his time in office. His brother George was subsequently elected in June 1811. Bowyer became the rector of Sunningwell in Berkshire from 1812 until his death in 1853.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
- ^ a b "BOWYER, Henry (1786-1853), of Radley, Berks". History of Parliament Online. The History of Parliament. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 7. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ "No. 16499". The London Gazette. 25 June 1811. p. 1174.
- ^ Kelly's directories, ltd (1847). Post office directory of Berkshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, with Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Huntingdonshire [afterw.] The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire. p. 2031.
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