Sir William Paget Bowman, 2nd Baronet
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Sir William Paget Bowman, 2nd Baronet (1846-7 January 1917) was an English
baronet
.
He was born in 1846, the eldest son of the surgeon Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet, and educated at Eton
and University College, Oxford
before being called to the Bar in 1870. Among other posts, he was Registrar of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy
, and Treasurer of the Cholmondeley Charities.
In 1870, he married Emily Frances Swabey, daughter of an Army officer, with whom he had two sons and two daughters. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1892, and on his own death the title passed to his eldest son, Sir Paget Mervyn Bowman, 3rd Baronet, a clergyman.
England
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Baronet
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He was born in 1846, the eldest son of the surgeon Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet, and educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
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before being called to the Bar in 1870. Among other posts, he was Registrar of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy
Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy
The Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy is a charity founded in 1655 which provides financial support to clergy of the Church of England.The Corporation was established in 1655 in response to the distress of the large number of clergymen who were dispossessed of their livings under the regime of...
, and Treasurer of the Cholmondeley Charities.
In 1870, he married Emily Frances Swabey, daughter of an Army officer, with whom he had two sons and two daughters. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1892, and on his own death the title passed to his eldest son, Sir Paget Mervyn Bowman, 3rd Baronet, a clergyman.