Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet (29 October 1862 – 28 March 1938) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as

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from 1913 to 1914 and as one of the city's Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1924 to 1938.

Career

Bowater was the son of

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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

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. In 1906, he was

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. Bowater was subsequently elected as

in 1913 and on finishing this post a year later, he was created Baronet Bowater, of Hill Crest in the Borough of Croydon. His wife died in 1924 and a year later he married Alice Mary Hoskins. Bowater was later one of two MPs for the

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from 1924 to 1938. He also held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (DL).

Honours and awards

During his life Bowater received several national and foreign honours: *

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* Honorary Colonel of the 10th

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* Baronet Bowater, of Hill Crest, Croydon * Commander of the Order of Leopold of

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* Officer of the Order of the Crown of

* Commander 1st Class of the

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* Commander of the

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* Grand Commander of the

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* Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Olaf of

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* 1862 births 1938 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Deputy lieutenants in England 20th-century lord mayors of London 20th-century English politicians Sheriffs of the City of London UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the City of London People from Cheetham Hill {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub