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Edmund Fowell

1598 – 1664

English politician

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Lived 1598 – 1664 (aged 65–66). Edmund Fowell was an English politician.

Edmund Fowell (c. 1598 – 27 February 1664) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1660.

Fowell was the son of John Fowell of Plymouth. He matriculated at Broadgates Hall, Oxford on 3 May 1616, aged 18. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1625.

In August 1646, Fowell was elected Member of Parliament for Tavistock in the Long Parliament. He sat until 1648 when he was secluded under Pride's Purge. In 1656 he was elected MP for Devon for the Second Protectorate Parliament and in 1659 he was elected MP for Tavistock in the Third Protectorate Parliament.

In 1660, Fowell was elected MP for Plymouth in the Convention Parliament in a double return. He was seated on 27 April but was replaced on 9 June 1660 by Samuel Trelawny, after which he retired.

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Important facts

Born
1598
Birth century
Died
1664
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Pembroke College
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the Third Protectorate Parliament, Member of the Second Protectorate Parliament, Member of the April 1660 Parliament

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Who was Edmund Fowell?

English politician

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Edmund Fowell was born in 1598.

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Edmund Fowell died in 1664.

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Edmund Fowell was a politician.

What nationality was Edmund Fowell?

Edmund Fowell was English.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Edmund Fowell

· Wikidata: Q5339471

· DBpedia: Edmund Fowell

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