Henry Bowyer

For Henry Bowyer (MP for Bramber), see Bramber (UK Parliament constituency).

Henry Bowyer (9 March 1786 18 October 1853)[1] was a British politician.

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abingdon at a by-election in December 1809, following the death of George Knapp.[2] He held the seat for less than two years until his resignation in June 1811[1] by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
  2. 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.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 16499. p. 1174. 25 June 1811. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Knapp
Member of Parliament for Abingdon
1810–1811
Succeeded by
Sir George Bowyer, Bt


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