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]
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"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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