William Dowdeswell (1804–1870)

William Dowdeswell (October 1804 – 5 February 1870)^[1] was a British Conservative Party politician from Gloucestershire

He was elected at the 1835 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the borough of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire,^[2] having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1832.^[2] He was re-elected in 1837 and 1841, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1847 general election.^[1]

He lived at Pull Court, near Bushley.^[3] His son William Edward Dowdeswell was an MP from 1865 to 1876.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Martin Charles Hanbury-Tracy	Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury 1835 – 1847 With: Charles Hanbury-Tracy to 1837 John Martin from 1837	Succeeded by Humphrey Brown John Martin

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