Alan Gandar Dower
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]
Gander 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)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ Malies, J. (2004) "Gandar-Dower, Kenneth Cecil", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oxford
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alan Gandar Dower
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Stockport 1931 – 1935 With: Samuel Hammersley |
Succeeded by Sir Arnold Gridley Norman Hulbert |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Penrith and Cockermouth 1935 – 1950 |
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