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Oliver Bowles (c.1577 - 1644)

Church of England minister of Sutton. He served in the Westminster Assembly from 1643–1644. The assembly “was commissioned by parliament in July 1643 to revise the doctrine, liturgy, and government of the English church” (Van Dixhoorn). A “character” (presumably a short biography rather than a short satirical sketch) of Bowles was included in a manuscript collected by Thoresby (537). Thoresby or the manuscript identifies Bowles as being from Yorkshire, although his Yorkshire roots are unclear.

 Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/96925 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Bowles Relevant locations: Lived at or near Bedfordshire, England
 Relationships: Edward Bowles (1613-1662) was a son of Oliver Bowles
Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
as Scribe (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - Members of the Westminster assembly and Scottish commissioners (1643–1652).
 References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713) Also the Characters of Mr. Jer. Whitaker, John Foxcroft, Rob. Johnson, Rich. Clayton, Ol. Bowles, Tho. Mickethwait (Father of Sir John, the noted Physician) Hen. Wilkinson, sen. and jun. Joshua Hoyl, William Rathband, and Theodore Bathurst, Yorkeshire Members of the Assembly of Divines, transcribed from Dr. Sampson's Papers.