William Henry Cowan

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Sir (William) Henry Cowan (22 May 186211 January 1932) was a politician in the United Kingdom.

The son of William Cowan and Elizabeth Giles, he was educated at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh Collegiate School and Edinburgh University.

He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for Guildford from 1906-1910 and for Aberdeenshire Eastern from 1910-1922, then as a Unionist for Islington North from 1923-1929.

He was knighted in 1917.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by:
St John Brodrick
Member of Parliament for Guildford
1906January 1910
Succeeded by:
William Edgar Horne
Preceded by:
James Murray
Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire Eastern
January 19101922
Succeeded by:
(constituency abolished)
Preceded by:
Sir Newton Moore
Member of Parliament for Islington North
19231929
Succeeded by:
Robert Stanley Young