Samuel William Clowes (27 January 1821 – 31 December 1898) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1868 to 1880. Clowes was the son of Lieutenant-colonel William Legh Clowes, 3rd Dragoons, of Broughton Hall, Lancashire and his wife who was a daughter of Rev. Robert Holden of

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, Derby. He was educated at

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and at

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graduating B.A. in 1843. He was a captain in the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry and was a J.P. for Leicestershire.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
/ref> Clowes stood for parliament unsuccessfully at

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in 1857. At the 1868 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for

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. He held the seat until 1880. He was appointed

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for 1888. Clowes died at the age of 77. He had married firstly on 1 May 1852, Sophia Louisa Button daughter of Sir Richard Button, 2nd Baronet. She died in February 1853 and Clowes married secondly in December 1863, the Hon. Adelaide Cavendish, daughter of Henry Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark. His son Henry Arthur Clowes was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1908.

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* 1821 births 1898 deaths Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies High sheriffs of Derbyshire Masters of foxhounds in England People educated at Rugby School South Nottinghamshire Hussars officers UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1820s-stub