About William Dowdeswell
Lived 1804 – 1870 (aged 65–66). William Dowdeswell was a British politician.
William Dowdeswell (18 October 1804 or 10th November 1804 – 5 February 1870 or 6 Feb 1887 ) 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, having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1832. His son William Edward Dowdeswell was an MP from 1865 to 1876.
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Who was William Dowdeswell?
British politician (1804-1870)
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William Dowdeswell was born in 1804.
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William Dowdeswell died on 5 February 1870.
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William Dowdeswell was a politician.
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