Vansittart Bowater
Sir Vansittart Bowater | |
|---|---|
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| Lord Mayor of London | |
| In office 1913–1914 | |
| Preceded by | David Burnett |
| Succeeded by | Charles Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Conservative |
Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet, DL (29 October 1862 – 28 March 1938) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1913 to 1914 and as one of the city's Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1924 to 1938.
Career[edit]
Bowater was the son of William Vansittart Bowater and his wife, Eliza Jane née Davey.[1] On 8 June 1887, he married Emily Margaret Spencer and they later had six children.[1] From 1905 to 1906, he was a Sheriff of the City of London. In 1906, he was knighted by King Edward VII.[2] Bowater was subsequently elected as Lord Mayor of London in 1913 and on finishing this post a year later, he was created Baronet Bowater, of Hill Crest in the Borough of Croydon.[1][3] His wife died in 1924 and a year later he married Alice Mary Hoskins.[1] Bowater was later one of two MPs for the City of London from 1924 to 1938. He also held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (DL).[1]
Honours and awards[edit]
During his life Bowater received several national and foreign honours:[1]
- Knight Bachelor
- Honorary Colonel of the 10th Royal Fusiliers
- Baronet Bowater, of Hill Crest, Croydon
- Commander of the Order of Leopold of Belgium
- Officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium
- Commander 1st Class of the Order of Dannebrog of Denmark
- Commander of the Legion of Honour of France
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece
- Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Olaf of Norway
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Peerage.com
- ^ THE LONDON GAZETTE, AUGUST 3, 1906
- ^ "No. 28854". The London Gazette. 31 July 1914. pp. 5962–5963.
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