Sir John Bowyer, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Bowyer, 2nd Baronet (25 April 1653 – 18 July 1691)[1] was an English politician.
He was the oldest son of Sir John Bowyer, 1st Baronet, and Mary Milward, daughter of Robert Milward.[2] Bowyer was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) in 1669.[2] Three years ago, he had succeeded his father as baronet.[1] Bowyer was High Sheriff of Staffordshire between 1677 and 1678.[2] He sat then as Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick from 1678 until 1679[3] and for Staffordshire from 1679 until 1685.[4]
On 10 July 1672, he married Hon. Jane Murray, daughter of Henry Murray and the Viscountess Bayning.[5] Bowyer was buried at Biddulph in Staffordshire,[2] and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son John.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "The Peerage – Sir John Bowyer, 2nd Bt". Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Warwick". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Staffordshire". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Courthope, William (1835). Synopsis of the Extinct Baronetage of England. London: G. Woodfall. p. 28.
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