John Fowler

John Fowler (by 1520 – c. 1575), of London, was an English Member of Parliament and courtier.

He was the son of Richard Fowler of Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire and his second wife Julian, daughter of Sir John Shaw, goldsmith and Lord Mayor of London. Sir Richard Fowler, Chancellor of the Exchequer to Edward IV. By 1547 he was a Groom of the Privy Chamber to Edward VI and was befriended by Thomas Seymour, who used him when seeking the king's approval for his marriage to Catherine Parr. Fowler wrote to Seymour with news of the court in July 1548. Edward VI was very interested in the progress of the siege of Haddington in Scotland and eagerly awaited letters forwarded by Somerset. Although he was briefly detained in the Tower as a result of his relationship with Seymour in 1549, he did not lose his role at Court and in 1551 was appointed keeper of Petworth park.

He was married to a woman called Anne by 1551, but had no issue.