John Bowes (c. 1383c. 1444) was

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of the House of Commons of England between October 1435 and December 1435. He was the son of John Bowes of

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but raised as the ward of Sir Thomas Rempstone. He was trained as a lawyer and practised law in Nottinghamshire. In 1428 he was appointed Escheator for Nottinghamshire and

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. In 1429, 1432, 1435 and 1439 he was elected

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(MP) for

, being elected Speaker of the House in October 1435. Thereafter he returned to the law and was appointed

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, serving as the MP for the

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in 1442. He died some time in 1444 and, Bowes having no children, his estate passed to his brother William.

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