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Cowper, William, ca. 1722-1769
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ca. 1722-1769
History
COWPER, WILLIAM, eldest son of William Cowper, Clerk of the Parliaments, and Jane, dau. of John Budget, Chelsea, Middlesex; grandson of Spencer Cowper (b. 1669, qv); b.; adm. (aged 8) Apr 1730; left 1737; Worcester Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Mar 1738/9; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 22 Apr 1740; of Hertingfordbury, Herts.; MP Hertford from 1768; DL Hertfordshire 1745, JP Hertfordshire; Maj., Hertfordshire Militia; m. 5 Aug 1749 his cousin Maria Frances Cecilia, sister of Martin Madan (qv); d. 27 [or 28 ?] Aug 1769.
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GB 2014
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.