Henry Bowyer (9 March 1786 – 18 October 1853) was a British politician. Bowyer was the third son of

Sir George Bowyer, 5th Baronet Admiral Sir George Bowyer, 5th and 1st Baronet (3 May 1740 – 6 December 1800), was a Royal Navy officer and politician of the eighteenth century. He participated in the Seven Years' War, fighting at the Battle of Minorca, Raid on Rochefort, and ...

. He attended

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between 1799 and 1802 and graduated from

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in 1805. He never married. Having originally intended to be a priest, Bowyer was elected as the

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(MP) for Abingdon at a by-election in December 1809, following the death of its incumbent member George Knapp. Bowyer stood in the election as a substitute candidate for his eldest brother, George Bowyer. His brother had infringed the Treating Act and had become vulnerable to a petition against him. He held the seat for less than two years until his

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in June 1811 by appointment as

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. Bowyer never spoke in parliament during his time in office. His brother George was subsequently elected in June 1811. Bowyer became the rector of Sunningwell in Berkshire from 1812 until his death in 1853.

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* 1786 births 1853 deaths 19th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies People educated at Eton College People from Radley UK MPs 1807–1812 {{England-UK-MP-stub