Bowling, Sir John, linguist and political writer, born at Exeter; friend and disciple of Bentham as well as editor of his works; first editor of Westminster Review; at the instance of the English Government visited the Continental States to report on their commercial relations; became governor of Hong-Kong; ordered the bombardment of Canton, which caused dissatisfaction at home (1792‒1872).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Bowling, Tom * Bowyer, William