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Sir Richard Fowler, 2nd Baronet (1681–1731), of
Harnage Grange Harnage is a small village in the English county of Shropshire. It is located just SE of the village of Cound, in whose civil parish it lies, and the nearest notable settlement is Cressage. Harnage is considered a hamlet, not a village, as it ...
,
Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
was an English politician.


Life

He was the eldest son of Sir William Fowler, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Cotton, daughter of
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Combermere Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet (''c.'' 1635 – 18 December 1712) was an English Whig politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheshire from 1679 to 1681 and from 1689 to 1702. Fowler was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Radnorshire, from 1715 to 1722.


Family

Fowler married Sarah Sloane, daughter of William Sloane and niece of
Sir Hans Sloane Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753), was an Irish physician, naturalist, and collector, with a collection of 71,000 items which he bequeathed to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Mu ...
. They had two sons and a daughter: *
Sir William Fowler, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist i ...
(1718–1746) *
Sir Hans Fowler, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...
(died 1773), last of the Fowler baronets of Harnage Grange. *Sarah Fowler (died 1799), married Col. Hodges (John Hodges of Brook Street, died 1768), grandmother through her daughter Sarah, who married George Hastings, of
Hans Francis Hastings, 12th Earl of Huntingdon Hans Francis Hastings, 12th Earl of Huntingdon (14 August 1779 – 9 December 1828) was a British Royal Navy officer and peer. He was sometimes known by his second Christian name, Francis, Earl of Huntingdon. Family background Hastings was the ...
. Her son and co-heir Thomas Hodges changed his surname to Fowler.


References

1681 births 1731 deaths Politicians from Shropshire Baronets in the Baronetage of England British MPs 1715–1722 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies {{Wales-GreatBritain-MP-stub