There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bowman, both in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of E ...

. The Bowman Baronetcy, Clifford Street in the parish of

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, in the

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and of

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in the parish of

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 January 1884 for the prominent surgeon, histologist and anatomist William Bowman. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet, who was a barrister. He also assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Paget, which was that of his maternal grandfather (however, none of the subsequent holders used this surname). His eldest son, the third Baronet, was a clergyman and served as Rector of

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, and as

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for

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, Surrey. His line of the family failed on the death of his only son, the fourth Baronet, who died without surviving male issue in 1994. The late Baronet was succeeded by his second cousin, the fifth Baronet. He was the grandson of John Frederick Bowman, second son of the first Baronet. On his death in 2003 the title became extinct. The Bowman Baronetcy, of

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in the County of Northumberland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 January 1961 for the trade unionist and industrial administrator Sir James Bowman, KBE. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baronet, in 1990.

Bowman baronets, of Holmbury St Mary (1884)

Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (20 July 1816 – 29 March 1892) was an English surgeon, histologist and anatomist. He is best known for his research using microscopes to study various human organs, though during his lifetime he pursued a succes ...

(1816–1892) * Sir William Paget Bowman, 2nd Baronet (1845–1917) * Sir Paget Mervyn Bowman, 3rd Baronet (1873–1955) *Sir John Paget Bowman, 4th Baronet (1904–1994) *Sir Paul Humphrey Armytage Bowman, 5th Baronet (1921–2003)

Bowman baronets, of Killingworth (1961)

* Sir James Bowman, 1st Baronet (1898–1978) *Sir George Bowman, 2nd Baronet (1923–1990)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowman Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom