Ian Bowater
Ian Bowater | |
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Lord Mayor of London | |
In office 1969–1970 | |
Preceded by | Charles Trinder |
Succeeded by | Peter Studd |
Personal details | |
Born | Ian Frank Bowater 16 December 1904 |
Died | 1 October 1982 | (aged 77)
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Education | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Territorial Army |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ian Frank Bowater GBE DSO TD (16 December 1904 – 1 October 1982) was Lord Mayor of London from 1969 to 1970, the youngest son of Sir Frank Bowater, 1st Baronet (Lord Mayor from 1938 to 1939), and Ethel Anita Fryar.
Career
Bowater was educated at Eton, and at Magdalen College, Oxford.[1]
He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of the City of London in 1939 and fought in the Second World War, gaining the rank of lieutenant colonel in the service of the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army), for which he was decorated with the awards of Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1945 and the Territorial Decoration (TD).[1] He later became Sheriff of the City of London in 1965 and was invested as a Knight Bachelor in 1967. He also served as Lord Mayor of London between 1969 and 1970 and was invested as an Officer of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (OStJ) and as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in 1970. He was also the chairman of Bowater Hotels.[1]
In 1966, Bowater received the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria.[2]
Marriage and issue
On 10 December 1927 he married The Hon. Ursula Margaret Dawson (1907 - 16 November 1999), they had four children; three daughters and a son. Bowater is the grandfather of actor Damian Lewis.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Peerage.com
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 213. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
Sources
- Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 456.
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1904 births
- 1982 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Knights Bachelor
- Officers of the Order of St John
- Sheriffs of the City of London
- 20th-century lord mayors of London
- 20th-century British politicians
- 20th-century English politicians
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Younger sons of baronets
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst