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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 the University of Edinburgh. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford from 1906–1910 and for Aberdeenshire Eastern from 1910–1922, then as a Unionist for Islington North from 1923–29. As a parliamentarian, Cowan became interested in matters concerning immigration including promoting immigration of British families to dominions such as Australia. As of 1928, he was chairman of Parkinson and W. and B. Cowan, Limited.[1][2] He was knighted in the 1917 Birthday Honours.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} References1. ^{{cite web|title=Mr William Cowan|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-william-cowan/|work=HANSARD 1803–2005|publisher=UK Parliament|accessdate=13 February 2013}} 2. ^{{cite news|title=Families of Migrants, The empire's best gift, An Englishman's impressions|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90098874|accessdate=13 February 2013|newspaper=The Chronicle|location=Adelaide|date=7 January 1928|page=70}} External links
| title = Member of Parliament for Guildford | years = 1906–January 1910 | before = St John Brodrick | after = Edgar Horne }}{{s-bef | before = James Murray }}{{s-ttl | title = Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire Eastern | years = January 1910–1918 }}{{s-non | reason = Constituency abolished }}{{s-new | constituency}}{{s-ttl | title = Member of Parliament for Aberdeen and Kincardine East | years = 1918–1922 }}{{s-aft | after = Frederick Martin }}{{succession box | title = Member of Parliament for Islington North | years = 1923–1929 | before = Sir Newton Moore | after = Robert Young }}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cowan, Henry}}{{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub}}{{Scotland-UK-MP-stub}}{{Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub}}{{England-Conservative-UK-MP-stub}} 16 : 1862 births|1932 deaths|People educated at Merchiston Castle School|People educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies|Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies|Scottish Liberal Party MPs|Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies|UK MPs 1906–10|UK MPs 1910|UK MPs 1910–18|UK MPs 1918–22|UK MPs 1923–24|UK MPs 1924–29|Politics of Guildford |
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