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]
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) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relatives | Siblings Eric Gandar Dower, Kenneth Gandar-Dower |
| Occupation | Politician, army officer |
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
edit- ^ a b "DOWER, Col Alan Vincent Gandar". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ 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
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