Noël Bowater

Sir Noël Vansittart Bowater, 2nd Baronet GBE MC (25 December 1892 – 22 January 1984) was the 626th Lord Mayor of London from 1953 to 1954.

Noël Vansittart Bowater
Born(1892-12-25)25 December 1892
Died22 January 1984(1984-01-22) (aged 91)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Years of service1914-19
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsMilitary Cross
Spouse(s)Constance Bett

Career

He was the eldest son of Sir Frank Bowater, 1st Baronet and his wife Ethel Anita née Fryar.[1] and educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire.

He fought in First World War between 1914 and 1919, being awarded the Military Cross in 1917.[2] After the war, he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Polar Star of Sweden, decorated with the award of the Order of Menelik II of Ethiopia, and invested as a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (KStJ).[1]

He succeeded his father to the title of 2nd Baronet Bowater, of Friston, Suffolk (U.K., 1939) on 10 November 1947 and held the office of Sheriff of the City of London in 1948 and Lord Mayor of London in 1953. The following year he was invested as a Knight Grand Cross (GBE) of the Order of the British Empire[3] and became Master of the Worshipful Company of Vintners. He also held the office of Lord Lieutenant of the City of London.[1]

Marriage and issue

On 1 February 1921, he married Constance Bett (d. 27 May 1993), daughter of David Gordon Bett, of Woodbridge, Suffolk, and they had three children:[1] Bowater died on 22 January 1984 and he was succeeded by his son Euan David Vansittart Bowater as the third baronet.

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References
  1. Peerage.com
  2. "No. 30204". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1917. p. 7624.
  3. "No. 40323". The London Gazette. 9 November 1954. p. 6366.

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, pages 456 and 457.
Political offices
Preceded by
Rupert De la Bère		 Lord Mayor of London
1953–1954		 Succeeded by
Sir Seymour Howard, 1st Baronet
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Frank Bowater		 Baronet (of Friston)
1947–1984		 Succeeded by
Euan Bowater
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