Henry Swainson Cowper

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Henry Swainson Cowper (born June 17, 1865 in Sudbury , Middlesex , † April 7, 1941 in Bowness-on-Windermere ) was a British landowner, author and antique collector.

Henry Swainson Cowper, son of Thomas Christopher Cowper-Essex, attended Harrow School and then entered the military. In 1883 he became a lieutenant in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment, 1887 Captain, 1889 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment (1st Royal Lancashire Militia). In 1890 he took his leave. At the end of the 19th century he traveled to Asia Minor , Mesopotamia , the Persian Gulf and Libya . In 1902 he married Amy Mary Dundas (1863-1953).

Henry Swainson Cowper published mainly on the local history of Lancashire , also on his travels in the Orient and a study on the history of assault weapons. He bequeathed his collection of antiquities, mostly of Egyptian origin, to the British Museum . He was buried in the cemetery of St. Michael and All Angels in Hawkshead , Lancashire, where he also had his High Hall estate.

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  • Through Turkish Arabia. A journey from the Mediterranean to Bombay by the Euphrates and Tigris valleys and the Persian Gulf . London 1894 ( digital ).
  • The oldest register book of the parish of Hawkshead in Lancashire. 1568-1704 . London 1897 ( digital ).
  • The Hill of the Graces, a record of investigation among the trilithons and megalithic sites of Tripoli . London 1897 ( digital ).
  • Hawkshead (the northernmost parish of Lancashire). Its history, archeology, industries, folklore, dialect etc. etc. London 1899 ( digital ).
  • The art of attack. Being a study in the development of weapons and appliances of frankness, from the earliest times to the age of gunpowder . Ulverston 1906 ( digital ).
  • The registers of the parish of Aldingham in Furness in the County of Lancaster: baptism, burials & weddings, 1542–1695 . 1907 ( digital ).
  • Loddenden and the Usbornes of Loddenden, the story of a Kentish homestead . Ashford 1914.

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SURNAME Cowper, Henry Swainson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British landowner, author and antique collector
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Sudbury , Middlesex
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1941
Place of death Bowness-on-Windermere