Vansittart Bowater

Bowater was the son of William Vansittart Bowater and his wife, Eliza Jane née Davey.[1] On 8 June 1887, he married Emily Margaret Spencer and they later had six children.[1] From 1905 to 1906, he was a Sheriff of the City of London. In 1906, he was knighted by King Edward VII.[2] 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.[1][3] His wife died in 1924 and a year later he married Alice Mary Hoskins.[1] 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).[1]

During his life Bowater received several national and foreign honours:[1]

• Knight Bachelor
• Honorary Colonel of the 10th Royal Fusiliers
• Baronet Bowater, of Hill Crest, Croydon
• Commander of the Order of Leopold of Belgium
• Officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium
• Commander 1st Class of the Order of Dannebrog of Denmark
• Commander of the Legion of Honour of France
• Grand Commander of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece
• Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Olaf of Norway

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir (Thomas) Vansittart Bowater