Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ian Frank Bowater (16 December 1904 – 1 October 1982) served as

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from 1969 to 1970.

Career

The youngest son of Sir Frank Bowater, 1st Baronet ( Lord Mayor from 1938 to 1939), and Ethel Anita Fryar, he was educated at Eton, then

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/ref> Just before the onset of war in 1939, Bowater was appointed one of HM Lieutenants of the City of London. During the

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, he served with distinction reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel in the service of the

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( Territorial Army), for which he was decorated with the awards of Companion of the

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(DSO) in 1945 and the

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(TD). He later became

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in 1965 and was invested as a

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in 1967. Bowater later served as

between 1969 and 1970 and was invested as an

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of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (KStJ) and as a

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of the

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(GBE) in 1970. In 1966, Bowater received the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria. He also became chairman of Bowater Hotels.

Marriage and issue

On 10 December 1927 he married The Hon. Ursula Margaret Dawson (1907 - 16 November 1999), they had four children; three daughters and a son. Bowater is the grandfather of actor

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* 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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowater, Ian Frank 1904 births 1982 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Younger sons of baronets Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Royal Artillery officers British Army personnel of World War II Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria Knights Bachelor Knights of the Order of St John Sheriffs of the City of London 20th-century lord mayors of London 20th-century English politicians Companions of the Distinguished Service Order

Career

Marriage and issue

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