Sir John Fowell, 2nd Baronet (14 August 1623 – 8 January 1677) of

Fowelscombe Fowelscombe is a historic manor in the parish of UgboroughRisdon, p.179 in Devon, England. The large ancient manor house known as Fowelscombe House survives only as an ivy-covered "romantic ruin" Hoskins, W.G., A New Survey of England: Devon, Lo ...

in the

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Ugborough Ugborough () is a village and civil parish in South Hams in the English county of Devon. It lies south of Dartmoor, from the A38 road, near to the town of Ivybridge. The parish, which had a population of 1,884 in 2011, includes a number of se ...

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, was thrice elected a

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for Ashburton in Devon, between 1659 and 1677. He fought in the

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army during the

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and following the Restoration of the Monarchy was appointed in 1666 by King Charles II

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Origins

Fowell was the eldest son and heir of

Sir Edmund Fowell, 1st Baronet Sir Edmund Fowell, 1st Baronet (1593 – October 1674) of Fowelscombe in the parish of Ugborough in Devon, was a Member of Parliament for Ashburton in Devon from 1640 to 1648. Origins He was the 3rd son and eventual heir of Arthur Fowell (born ...

(1593-1674), of Fowelscombe, by his wife Margaret Poulett, a daughter of Sir Anthony Poulett (1562–1600) (''alias'' Pawlett, etc.), of Hinton St George in Somerset,

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and Captain of the Guard to

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and a sister of

John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett (1585 – 20 March 1649), of Hinton St George, Somerset, was an English sailor and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1621 and was later raised to the peerage. Origins Poulett was the so ...

(1585–1649).

Career

He was a colonel in the Regiment of Foot in the Parliamentary army during the

and was governor of

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.John Burke, John Bernard Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies''
/ref> In 1659 he was elected

for Ashburton, Devon, in the

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.History of Parliament Online - Fowell, John
/ref> He was re-elected MP for Ashburton in 1660 for the Convention Parliament and was re-elected MP for Ashburton in 1661 for the

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. He held the seat until his death in 1677 at the age of 53. In 1666 he became

and in 1674 on the death of his father he inherited the

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Marriage and children

Fowell married Elizabeth Chichester (d.1678), a daughter of Sir John Chichester (1598-1669) of

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in the parish of

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in Devon,

for

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in Cornwall in 1624. By his wife he had children including: *

Sir John Fowell, 3rd Baronet Sir John Fowell, 3rd Baronet (12 December 1665 – 26 November 1692) of Fowelscombe in the parish of Ugborough in Devon, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1689 to 1692. Origins Fowell was the son and heir of Sir ...

(1665-1692), eldest son and heir, MP for

in Devon, who died without male children whereupon the baronetcy became extinct.Vivian, p.370 *Edmond Fowell (1669-1670), 2nd son, died in infancy. *Elizabeth Fowell (d.post-1680), who in 1679 married (as his 1st wife) George Parker (1651-1743) of Boringdon in the parish of Colebrook, and of

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, both in Devon. The marriage was without children, but by his second wife Anne Buller, George Parker was the grandfather of

John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon (1735 – 27 April 1788) was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Origins Parker was the eldest son of John Parker (1703–1768) of Boringdon Hall, Plympton, and Saltram House, by his wife Catherine Poulett ...

(d. 1788), whose son was

John Parker, 1st Earl of Morley John Parker, 1st Earl of Morley FRS (3 May 1772 – 14 March 1840), known as 2nd Baron Boringdon from 1788 to 1815, was a British peer and politician. Origins Morley was the only son of John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon, of Boringdon Hall, P ...

(1772–1840) of

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. *Anne Fowell (1677-1678), died in infancy. *Margaret Fowell, who in 1679 married (as his 1st wife) Arthur Champernowne of

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, Devon, and was the mother of

Arthur Champernowne Sir Arthur Champernowne (c.1524 – 1 April 1578) was an English politician, high sheriff and soldier who lived at Dartington Hall in Devon, England. Champernowne belonged to a large Anglo-Norman family that originated from Cambernon, in No ...

(d.1717) of Dartington, MP for Totnes.Vivian, p.164, pedigree of Champernowne

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fowell, John 1623 births 1677 deaths Roundheads Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679 Members of the Parliament of England for Ashburton People from South Hams (district)