Family and Education
bap. 8 Dec. 1622, 5th s. of Sir William Cowper, 1st Bt. (d.1664) of Ratling Court, Nonington, Kent by Martha, da. of James Master of East Langdon, Kent. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 1640; L. Inn 1643, called 1650. m. 9 May 1657, Anne (d. 2 July 1710), da. of John Wroth of Loughton, Essex, 2s. 1da.VCH Herts. Fams. 136; Clutterbuck, Herts. ii. 194.
Offices Held
Commr. for militia, Herts. Mar. 1660, j.p. Mar. 1660–78; commr. for over and terminer, Home circuit July 1660, assessment, Herts. Aug. 1660–1.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Westminster.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
COWPER, James (1622-83)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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