Henry Cowan

Sir Henry Cowan

Sir William Henry Cowan (22 May 1862 – 11 January 1932) was a politician in the United Kingdom.

The son of William Cowan and Elizabeth Giles, he was educated at Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh Collegiate School and Edinburgh University. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford from 1906–1910 and for Aberdeenshire Eastern from 1910–1922, then as a Unionist for Islington North from 1923–29. As a parliamentarian, Cowan became interested in matters concerning immigration including promoting immigration of British families to dominions such as Australia. As of 1928, he was chairman of Parkinson and W. and B. Cowan, Limited.^[1]^[2]

He was knighted in the 1917 Birthday Honours.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by St John Brodrick	Member of Parliament for Guildford 1906–January 1910	Succeeded by Edgar Horne
Preceded by James Murray	Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire Eastern January 1910–1918	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Aberdeen and Kincardine East 1918–1922	Succeeded by Frederick Martin
Preceded by Sir Newton Moore	Member of Parliament for Islington North 1923–1929	Succeeded by Robert Stanley Young

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