The marriage was apparently very happy. In its first six years MCC
bore two daughters and two sons: Sarah
(1707-1758), William
(1709-1764), Anne
(1710-1750), and Spencer Cowper
(1713-1774). She evidently won the heart of her...
Family and Intimate relationships
Judith Cowper Madan
Another and earlier William Cowper
was JCM
's uncle. He rose in the legal profession to become Lord Chancellor, and was rewarded with a peerage as first Earl Cowper. JCM
was called after his first...
