Bowater baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Bowater family, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extant as of 2010.
The Bowater Baronetcy, of Hill Crest in the Borough of Croydon, was created in 1914 for Vansittart Bowater, Lord Mayor of London from 1913 to 1914. He was the son of William Vansittart Bowater.
The Bowater Baronetcy, of Friston in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1939 for Frank Bowater, a paper maker and Lord Mayor of London from 1938 to 1939. He was the younger brother of the first Baronet of the 1914 creation. The second Baronet was Lord Mayor of London from 1953 to 1954.
Sir Ian Bowater, second son of the first Baronet of the 1939 creation, was Lord Mayor of London from 1969 to 1970. Frederick Bowater (1856-1924), fourth son of William Vansittart Bowater, was created a KBE in 1920. His son, Sir Eric Vansittart Bowater (1895-1962), was Director-General of the Ministry of Aircraft Production between 1940 and 1943 and was knighted in 1944.
Bowater baronets, of Hill Crest (1914)
- Sir (Thomas) Vansittart Bowater, 1st Baronet (1862–1938)
- Sir Rainald Vansittart Bowater, 2nd Baronet (1888–1945)
- Sir (Thomas) Dudley Blennerhassett Bowater, 3rd Baronet (1889–1972)
- Sir John Vansittart Bowater, 4th Baronet (1918 - 2008)
- Sir Michael Patrick Bowater, 5th Baronet (born 1949)
Bowater baronets, of Friston (1939)
- Sir Frank Henry Bowater, 1st Baronet (1866–1947)
- Sir Noël Vansittart Bowater, 2nd Baronet (1892–1984)
- Sir Euan David Vansittart Bowater, 3rd Baronet (born 1935)
Notes
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets