Sir John Cowan, 1st Baronet (1774 – 22 October 1842) was a prosperous London

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and

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. An

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of Broad St Ward from 1831, he was also appointed

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for 1831 and elected Lord Mayor for 1837–38. In his year as Lord Mayor he hosted a visit of

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to London and was made a

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on 9 November 1837 in thanks. He married Sophia, the daughter of James Mullett; they had no children. He died at his home in Forest Hill, south London on 22 October 1842, aged 68, and was buried in the catacombs of

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