Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet DL (29 October 1862 – 28 March 1938) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1913 to 1914 and as one of the City's Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1924 to 1938.
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, elected Lord Mayor in 1913 and on finishing this post a year later, he was created a baronet.[1] 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.[1]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David Burnett |
Lord Mayor of London 1913–1914 |
Succeeded by Charles Johnston |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Frederick Banbury and Edward Grenfell |
Member of Parliament for the City of London 1924 – 1938 With: Edward Grenfell 1924–1935 Alan Anderson 1935–1938 |
Succeeded by Alan Anderson and George Broadbridge |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Hill Crest) 1914 – 1915 |
Succeeded by Rainald Bowater |