Background
He was born the son of Richard Dowdeswell, Member of Parliament
He was born the son of Richard Dowdeswell, Member of Parliament
Eton College.
Of Pull Court, Bushley, Worcestershire and educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He succeeded his father in 1711. His family owned the Pull Court estate near Bushley in Worcestershire.
He was appointed Sheriff of Worcestershire for 1726.
He died in 1728. and poet, of Somersham, Huntingdonshire, with whom he had four sons.
3rd Parliament of Great Britain. 4th Parliament of Great Britain. 5th Parliament of Great Britain]
Several members of the family were MPs, including William"s father, who was Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury in ten successive parliaments.
He himself was also Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Tewkesbury from 1712 to 1722.