Sir Thomas Bowyer, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Bowyer, 1st Baronet (28 November 1586 – February 1650) was an English
politician.
Baptised on 4 December 1586 in Mundham
in Sussex, he was the son of Thomas Bowyer and Jane Birch. Bowyer was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Midhurst
in 1614 and for Bramber
from 1621 to 1642. He was a High Sheriff of Surrey
and High Sheriff of Sussex
between 1626 and 1627. On 23 July 1627, he was created a Baronet, of Leighthorne in the County of Sussex. Bowyer was buried in Mundham on 28 February 1650.
Around 1660, he married firstly Anne Stoughton, daughter of Adrian Stoughton and around 1634 secondly Jane Cranley, daughter of Emery Cranley. He married a third time around 1642. He had a son, Thomas, by his second wife, a son James, by his third wife, as well as twelve other children.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
politician.
Baptised on 4 December 1586 in Mundham
Mundham
Mundham may refer to:*North Mundham, West Sussex*South Mundham, West Sussex*Mundham, South Norfolk...
in Sussex, he was the son of Thomas Bowyer and Jane Birch. Bowyer was 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 Midhurst
Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
in 1614 and for Bramber
Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of...
from 1621 to 1642. He was a High Sheriff of Surrey
High Sheriff of Surrey
-List of High Sheriffs of Surrey:The list of known High Sheriffs of Surrey extends back to 1066 At various times the High Sheriff of Surrey was also High Sheriff of Sussex -1066-1228:...
and High Sheriff of Sussex
High Sheriff of Sussex
-History:The office of High Sheriff is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the...
between 1626 and 1627. On 23 July 1627, he was created a Baronet, of Leighthorne in the County of Sussex. Bowyer was buried in Mundham on 28 February 1650.
Around 1660, he married firstly Anne Stoughton, daughter of Adrian Stoughton and around 1634 secondly Jane Cranley, daughter of Emery Cranley. He married a third time around 1642. He had a son, Thomas, by his second wife, a son James, by his third wife, as well as twelve other children.