James Cowan
, father of Charlotte Cowan (later CR
), died after a long illness.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Family and Intimate relationships
Charlotte Riddell
CR
's father, James Cowan
, who had held the prominent position of High Sheriff for County Antrim, was a very able man, and she judged that she inherited from him the few brains...
