Edward Dowse (1582–1648) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1640 to 1648. Dowse matriculated at

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aged 15 on 14 October 1597, and was awarded BA on 8 May 1601 and MA on 8 May 1604. He was incorporated at

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in 1616. ''Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Disbrowe-Dyve'', ''Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte'' (1891), pp. 406-439. Date accessed: 19 February 2011
/ref> In 1625 he was elected Member of Parliament for

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, and in April 1626 for

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. History of Parliament Online - Dowse, Edward
/ref> In April 1640 he was again elected for Chichester in the

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. He was elected MP for

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in the

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in November 1640. Dowse died in 1648.

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Dowse, Edward 1580s births 1648 deaths Alumni of Hart Hall, Oxford Place of birth missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Portsmouth English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Cricklade