Sir Richard Fowler, 2nd Baronet (1681–1731), of Harnage Grange,
Shropshire
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was an English politician.
Life
He was the eldest son of
Sir William Fowler, 1st Baronet
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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
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(MP) of the
Parliament of Great Britain
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for
Radnorshire
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, 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. He had a collection of 71,000 items which he bequeathed to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British ...
. They had two sons and a daughter:
* Sir William Fowler, 3rd Baronet (1718–1746)
* Sir Hans Fowler, 5th Baronet (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 peerage of England, peer. He was sometimes known by his second Christian name, Francis, Earl of Huntingdon.
Family backgr ...
. Her son and co-heir Thomas Hodges changed his surname to Fowler.