Henry Bowyer
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Henry Bowyer 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. He held the seat for less than two years until his resignation
in June 1811 by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Abingdon
Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Abingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , electing one Member of Parliament from 1558 until 1983...
at a by-election in December 1809, following the death of George Knapp. He held the seat for less than two years until his resignation
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
in June 1811 by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.