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{{Short description|Cowper, Henry (c.1753–1840), clerk assistant of the House of Lords}}
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'''Henry Cowper''' (1758–1840), was a British lawyer, who served as [[Clerk of the Parliaments|assistance clerk]] of the [[House of Lords]].
==Life==
He was the third son of General Spencer Cowper, by Charlotte, daughter of John Baber; grandson of William Cowper, clerk of the parliaments 1739–40, and great-grandson of the judge [[Spencer Cowper]] (1670–1728). He was called to the bar at the [[Middle Temple]] on 26{{snd}}May 1775. From 1785 to 1826 he was Deputy [[Clerk of the Parliaments]] and clerk assistant of the [[House of Lords]]. He died at Tewin Water, near [[Tewin]], Hertfordshire on 28{{snd}}November 1840. He married his [[cousin-german]], Maria Judith, eldest daughter of the Reverend John Cowper, [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]], rector of [[Church of St Peter, Great Berkhamsted|Church of St Peter]] but had no issue. By his will he left a sum of money for educating the poor children of [[Hertingfordbury]] parish.
==Works==
*{{Cite book|title=Reports of Cases in the Court of King's Bench from Hilary term 14 George III to 18 George III|url=https://archive.org/details/reportscasesadj01cowpgoog|volume=I|year=1800|publisher=Printed by A. Strahan , for E. and R. Brooke and J. Rider }}
*{{Cite book|title=Reports of Cases in the Court of King's Bench from Hilary term 14 George III to 18 George II|url=https://archive.org/details/reportscasesadj00cowpgoog|volume=II|year=1800|publisher=Printed by A. Strahan , for E. and R. Brooke and J. Rider }}
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