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Thomas Vansittart Bowater

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Sir
Vansittart Bowater
Lord Mayor of London
In office
1913–1914
Preceded byDavid Burnett
Succeeded byCharles Johnston
Personal details
NationalityEnglish
Political partyConservative

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

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Bowater was the son of William Vansittart Bowater and his wife, Eliza Jane née Davey. On 8 June 1887, he married Emily Margaret Spencer and they later had six children. From 1905 to 1906, he was a Sheriff of the City of London. In 1906, he was knighted by King Edward VII.[1] 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.[2] His wife died in 1924 and a year later he married Alice Mary Hoskins. 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).

Honours and awards

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During his life Bowater received several national and foreign honours:

References

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  1. ^ THE LONDON GAZETTE, AUGUST 3, 1906
  2. ^ "No. 28854". The London Gazette. 31 July 1914. pp. 5962–5963.
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Political offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of London
1913–1914
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for the City of London
19241938
With: Edward Grenfell 1924–1935
Alan Anderson 1935–1938
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Hill Crest)
1914–1938
Succeeded by