Henry Chowne (c 1613 – 1668) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1668.
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Chowne was the son of Thomas Chowne of Place House, Alfriston and his wife Rachel Campion, daughter of William Campion of Combwell, Goudhurst, Kent. He was apprenticed to the father of Sir Robert Cordell, and by 1639 was acting as his factor at Smyrna. In 1651, he succeeded his nephew William to the family estate, including property in Horsham. He held stock in the East India Company, and later arranged for his son to take a post at Surat. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Horsham in the Third Protectorate Parliament, but was involved in a double return and his election was declared void. He was commissioner for assessment for Sussex from August 1660 until his death. In 1661 he was elected MP for Horsham in the Cavalier Parliament. He was a J.P. from 1662 until his death. [1]
Alfriston is a village and civil parish in the East Sussex district of Wealden, England. The village lies in the valley of the River Cuckmere, about four miles (6 km) north-east of Seaford and south of the main A27 trunk road and part of the large area of Polegate. The parish has a population of 769, increasing to 829 at the 2011 census.
Goudhurst is a village in Kent on the Weald, about 12 miles (19 km) south of Maidstone. It stands on a crossroads, where there is a large village pond. It is also in the Cranbrook School catchment area.
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west. The county also shares borders with Essex along the estuary of the River Thames, and with the French department of Pas-de-Calais through the Channel Tunnel. The county town is Maidstone.
Chowne died at the age of about 54 and was buried at Horsham on 22 October 1668. [1]
Chowne married Barbara Middleton daughter of Thomas Middleton of Horsham on 26 April 1642 and had seven sons and a daughter. His grandson Thomas Chowne was elected MP for Seaford in 1702 and 1710. [1]
