Robert Lister Bower
Chief Constable of the North Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary | |
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| In office 1898 – 13 June 1929 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1860 |
| Died | 13 June 1929 (aged 68) |
Major Sir Robert Lister Bower Chief Constable of the North Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary from 1898 until his death in 1929.
Bower came from an old
British Resident at Ibadan, Nigeria, where he captured and arrested the Yoruba warrior Ogedengbe of Ilesa. For these services he was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
(CMG) in 1897.
In 1898, he was appointed Chief Constable of the
Adjutant-General in Egypt. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours and was promoted to Knight Commander (KBE) in the 1925 Birthday Honours
.
Bower died suddenly from heart failure brought on by pneumonia.
References
- Obituary, The Times, 15 June 1929