Sir Edmund Fowell, 1st Baronet


Sir Edmund Fowell, 1st Baronet of Fowelscombe in the parish of Ugborough in Devon, was a Member of Parliament for Ashburton in Devon from 1640 to 1648.

Origins

He was the 3rd son and eventual heir of Arthur Fowell of Fowelscombe, by his wife Maria Reynell, a daughter of Richard Reynell of East Ogwell in Devon, Sheriff of Devon in 1585.

Career

He inherited the paternal estates on the death of his elder brother Arthur Fowell, who drowned in an accident at Ford. He was knighted at Greenwich Palace on 3 November 1619. In November 1640 he was elected Member of Parliament for Ashburton in the Long Parliament. He did not sit in the Rump Parliament after 1648. He was a member of the parliamentary committee and was a Deputy Lieutenant of Devon. During the Civil War was president of the Committee for Sequestration. He was created a baronet on 30 April 1661.

Marriage and children

He married Margaret Poulett, a daughter of Sir Anthony Poulett , of Hinton St George in Somerset, Governor of Jersey and Captain of the Guard to Queen Elizabeth I and a sister of John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett. By his wife he had four sons and six daughters including:
Fowell died in 1674 at the age of 81 and was buried in Ugborough Church.