Background
Dowdeswell was the son of William Dowdeswell of Pull Court and his wife Amelia Letitia Graham daughter of Robert Graham of Cossington Hall, Somerset.
Dowdeswell was the son of William Dowdeswell of Pull Court and his wife Amelia Letitia Graham daughter of Robert Graham of Cossington Hall, Somerset.
Christ Church; Westminster School.
His father was Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury from 1835 to 1842. He was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford. He was a Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire, and captain of Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry.
In 1866 he was elected Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire and held the seat until 1876.
Dowdeswell died at the age of 52. Dowdeswell married Emily Parkyns daughter of Sir Thomas Parkyns, 6th Baronet in February 1869.
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At the 1865 general election Dowdeswell was elected Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury which he held until March 1866.