William Henry Cowan
From Graces Guide
Sir W. Henry Cowan (1862-1932), gas meter manufacturer and politician
1862 Born in Edinburgh, son of William Cowan
1899 Married Winifrede Smith
1900 Became associated with Parkinson and W. and B. Cowan. formed to take over the gas meter factory in London formed by W. C. Parkinson in 1862.
1906 Elected Liberal MP for Guildford
1910 MP for East Aberdeenshire
1911 William Henry Cowan 48, Manufacturer, gas engineering , employer, lived in Buxted with Winifred Cowan 40, Eric William Lindsay Cowan 9[1]
1923 Elected Unionist MP for North Islington
1929 Chairman of Parkinson and Cowan
1932 Died in Westminster[2]
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