There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bowman, both in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
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The Bowman Baronetcy,
Clifford Street
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in the parish of
St James, Westminster
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, in the
County of Middlesex and of
Joldwynds in the parish of
Holmbury St Mary in the
County of Surrey
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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 William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Bowman may refer to:
Sportspeople
* Bill Bowman (baseball) (1867–1944), American baseball player for the Chicago Colts
* William Bowman (fencer) (1881–1947), American Olympic fencer
* Bill Bowman (American ...
. 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
Shere,
Surrey
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, and as
Rural Dean
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for
Cranleigh, 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
Killingworth in the
County of Northumberland
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, 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)
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Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (1816–1892)
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Sir William Paget Bowman, 2nd Baronet (1845–1917)
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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)
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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.
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom