Alan Dower
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Alan Dower | |
|---|---|
| In office 1931–1935 | |
| Member of Parliament for Stockport | |
| Member of Parliament for Penrith and Cockermouth | |
| In office 1935–1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alan Vincent Gandar Dower 28 March 1898 |
| Died | 6 May 1980 (aged 82) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Relatives | Siblings Eric Gandar Dower, Kenneth Gandar-Dower |
| Occupation | Politician, army officer |
Colonel Alan Vincent Gandar Dower (28 March 1898 – 6 May 1980) was a British Army officer and politician.[1] He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockport from 1931 to 1935, and MP for Penrith and Cockermouth from 1935 to 1950.[1][2][3]
Dower's brother Eric was also a Conservative MP, while another brother Kenneth was a well-known explorer.[4] All used different versions of their surname: Dower, Gandar Dower and Gandar-Dower respectively.
References
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- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- ^ Malies, J. (2004) "Gandar-Dower, Kenneth Cecil", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oxford
External links
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- 1898 births
- 1980 deaths
- UK MPs 1931–1935
- UK MPs 1935–1945
- UK MPs 1945–1950
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Queen's Royal Regiment officers
- 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) officers
- Royal Engineers officers
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stockport
- British Army colonels
- Conservative MP for England, 1890s birth stubs