Background
He was the son of John Bowes of Costock, Nottinghamshire but raised as the ward of Sir Thomas Rempstone.
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John Bowes
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He was trained as a lawyer and practised law in Nottinghamshire. In 1428 he was appointed Escheator for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. In 1429, 1432, 1435 and 1439 he was elected knight of the shire (Member of Parliament) for Nottinghamshire, being elected Speaker of the House in October 1435.
Thereafter he returned to the law and was appointed Recorder of London, serving as the Member of Parliament for the city of London in 1442.
