Edmund Fowell (c. 1598 – 27 February 1664) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1660. Fowell was the son of John Fowell of Plymouth. He matriculated at Broadgates Hall, Oxford on 3 May 1616, aged 18. He was

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at Middle Temple in 1625. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500–1714: Flooke-Fyrmin', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 510–541. Date accessed: 24 July 2011
/ref> In August 1646, Fowell was elected Member of Parliament for Tavistock in the Long Parliament.History of Parliament Online - Fowell, Edmund
/ref> He sat until 1648 when he was secluded under Pride's Purge. In 1656 he was elected MP for Devon for the Second Protectorate Parliament and in 1659 he was elected MP for Tavistock in the Third Protectorate Parliament. In 1660, Fowell was elected MP for

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

in the Convention Parliament in a double return. He was seated on 27 April but was replaced on 9 June 1660 by Samuel Trelawny, after which he retired.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fowell, Edmund 1598 births 1664 deaths Alumni of Broadgates Hall, Oxford Members of the Middle Temple Members of the Parliament of England for Tavistock Members of the Parliament of England for Plymouth Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Devon English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660