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Up for sale a VERY RARE! "London Lord Mayor" Frank Bowater Hand Signed 3.5X2.5 Card.
ES-4022
Major Sir Frank
Henry Bowater, 1st Baronet, TD, CStJ (3
April 1866 – 10 November 1947) was Lord Mayor of London from
1938 to 1939, son of William Vansittart Bowater and
his wife Eliza Jane née Davey. In
1905, Bowater was commissioned in the service of the 4th London Howitzer
Brigade Royal Field Artillery (Royal Artillery, Territorial Army),
rose to the rank of Major in 1908, rank gained at its service, and fought
in World War I. He also held the office of Lord
Lieutenant of the City of London in 1914 and was awarded
the Territorial Decoration (TD).
From 1929 to 1930 he held the office of Sheriff of London and
was decorated with the awards of the Order of the Crown
(Romania), Grand Officier of the Legion of Honour and Companion of
the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (CStJ)
and was invested as a Knight Bachelor. He then held the office of Lord Mayor of London from
1938 to 1939 and was created 1st Baronet Bowater, of Friston, Suffolk (UK) upon his retirement on
11 October 1939.
