Henry Cowan

Henry Cowan

Sir (William) Henry Cowan (22 May 1862 – 11 January 1932) was a politician in the United Kingdom.

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