Sir John Robert Mowbray, 1st Baronet PC (3 June 1815 – 22 April 1899), known as John Cornish until 1847, was a British Conservative politician and long-serving Member of Parliament, eventually serving as Father of the House.
Mowbray was the son of Robert Stirling Cornish, and was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1847 he married Elizabeth Grey, the sole heir of George Isaac Mowbray of Bishopwearmouth. The same year he assumed by Royal license the surname of Mowbray in lieu of his patronymic to reflect the large fortune he married into. Together, they had three sons and two daughters.
In 1853 Mowbray was elected to the House of Commons for Durham, a seat he held until 1858, and then represented Oxford University from 1858 until his death in 1899. He served as Judge Advocate General under the Earl of Derby from 1858 to 1859 and under Derby and later Benjamin Disraeli from 1866 to 1868. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1858 and in 1880 he was created a Baronet. From 1898 until his death the following year Mowbray was Father of the House of Commons.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Atherton Lord Adolphus Vane |
Member of Parliament for Durham City 1853–1868 With: Sir William Atherton 1853–1864 John Henderson 1864–1868 |
Succeeded by John Henderson John Robert Davison |
| Preceded by Sir William Heathcote Gathorne Hardy |
Member of Parliament for Oxford University 1868–1899 With: Gathorne Hardy 1868–1878 John Gilbert Talbot 1878–1899 |
Succeeded by Sir William Anson Lord Hugh Cecil |
| Preceded by Charles Pelham Villiers |
Father of the House of Commons 1898–1899 |
Succeeded by William Wither Beach |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Charles Pelham Villiers |
Judge Advocate General 1858–1859 |
Succeeded by Thomas Emerson Headlam |
| Preceded by Thomas Emerson Headlam |
Judge Advocate General 1866–1868 |
Succeeded by Sir Colman O'Loghlen |
| Preceded by Charles Pelham Villiers |
Oldest Member of Parliament 1898–1899 |
Succeeded by Spencer Charrington? |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet 1880–1899 |
Succeeded by Robert Mowbray |
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