the leg was amputated; Collingwood took over in his stead for the remainder of the battle. Bowyer officially left Barfleur in August. Bowyer was rewarded for his part in the victory, being made a baronet on 16 August and receiving a Naval Gold Medal. Having lost his leg, for which he received a pension of £1,000 a year, Bowyer was no longer able to actively serve in the navy, but was promoted to vice-admiral on 4 July of the same year and to admiral on 14 February 1799. While already a baronet in his own right, Bowyer succeeded to the family baronetcy held by his brother William when the latter died in April. Having inherited Radley Hall from his uncle Sir James Stonhouse, 10th Baronet in April 1792, Bowyer lived there until his death on 9 December 1800. He was buried at the local parish church on 16 December. Political career Bowyer became member of parliament for Queenborough in 1784. The Queenborough parliamentary seat was controlled by the Admiralty and he dedicated his political time to naval affairs while generally supporting William Pitt the Younger's faction. Bowyer made his maiden speech in parliament on 18 June defending the state of the navy and would go on to make nine other speeches, all related to the navy. He also joined the parliamentary committee considering the defences of Portsmouth and Plymouth in 1785 and on 18 April of that year voted in favour of Pitt's parliamentary reform bill focused on rotten boroughs. He gave up his seat in 1790. Family Bowyer married Margaret Price (died 1778), the widow of Sir Jacob Downing, 4th Baronet, on 11 November 1768. There were no children from the union. Again while in between commands, Bowyer married Henrietta (1753–1845), the daughter of Admiral Sir Peircy Brett, on 4 June 1782. Together they had three sons and two daughters: Sir George Bowyer, 6th Baronet (6 March 1783 – 1 July 1860) Lieutenant Colonel William Bowyer (b. 29 December 1784), British Army officer who died serving in the West Indies Henry Bowyer (b. 9 March 1786), rector of St Michael and All Angels Church, Sunninghill Henrietta Sawyer, married Charles Sawyer in 1812 Eliza Bowyer (1791 – 1 November 1879) Notes and citations Notes Citations References Bowyer, George Bowyer, George Bowyer, George, 5th Baronet Bowyer, George, 1st Baronet British MPs 1784–1790 Bowyer, George Bowyer, George, 5th Baronet Bowyer, George, 5th