Cowdray
WEETMAN DICKINSON PEARSON, Viscount, a British capitalist, born in 1856. He contested Colchester for Parliament in 1892, and was elected for that city as a liberal in 1895, representing it till 1910. He was made a baronet in 1894, baron in 1910, and viscount in 1916. He was largely instrumental in building up the oil interests of S. Pearson and Son, Ltd., of which he was president. During the president. war he was President of the Air Board.
COWES He was High Steward of Colchester, and in 1918 was elected Rector of the University of Aberdeen. COWES (kōwz), a British seaport on the N. coast of the Isle of Wight. It is built on both sides of the river Medina, dividing it into two towns, East and West Cowes. The town has an excellent harbor, is much frequented for watering ships, and is the headquarters of the Royal Yacht Club, and, moreover, a place of very fashionable resort, not only in the season, but for the greater part of the year. The famous Cowes Regatta is held there annually in August. Pop. about 15,000.