Ian Bowater
Sir Ian Bowater Peter Studd | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1904 |
| Died | 1 October 1982 (aged 77) |
| Parent |
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| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Territorial Decoration |
Career
The youngest son of
Lord Mayor from 1938 to 1939), and Ethel Anita Fryar, he was educated at Eton, then Magdalen College, Oxford.[1]
Just before the onset of war in 1939, Bowater was appointed one of
Territorial Army), for which he was decorated with the awards of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1945 and the Territorial Decoration (TD).[1] He later became Sheriff of the City of London in 1965 and was invested as a Knight Bachelor
in 1967.
Bowater later served as
Bowater Hotels.[1]
Marriage and issue
On 10 December 1927 Bowater married
The Hon. Ursula Margaret Dawson (1907 – 16 November 1999), the daughter of Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn. They had four children; three daughters and a son. Bowater is the grandfather of actor Damian Lewis.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Peerage.com
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 213. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
Sources
- Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 456.