Norman Adolph Henry Bower (18 May 1907 – 7 December 1990) was a British

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politician. In December 1941, he was elected as

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(MP) for Harrow at a

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following the death of Conservative MP Sir Isidore Salmon. The Harrow constituency was abolished for the 1945 election, when Bower was re-elected to the

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for the new Harrow West constituency. He held the seat comfortably at the 1950 election, but

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from

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in April 1951.

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* 1907 births 1990 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1935–1945 UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1900s-stub