Thomas Vansittart Bowater
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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.
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
, elected Lord Mayor in 1913 and on finishing this post a year later, he was created a baronet
. 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.
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who served as Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
from 1913 to 1914 and as one of the City's Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MPs) from 1924 to 1938.
Career
Bowater was the son of William Vansittart BowaterWilliam Vansittart Bowater
William Vansittart Bowater was the founder of Bowater Scott which was to emerge as Rexam, one of the United Kingdom's largest packaging businesses.-Family:...
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
Sheriffs of the City of London
There are two Sheriffs of the City of London. The sheriffs are elected annually by the Liverymen of the Livery Companies, and it is a requirement for a Lord Mayor of the City of London to previously have served as a Sheriff. Sheriffs have only nominal duties now, but previously had large judicial...
, elected Lord Mayor in 1913 and on finishing this post a year later, he was created a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
. 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
City of London (UK Parliament constituency)
The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.-Boundaries and boundary...
from 1924 to 1938.