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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
BornAlan Vincent Gandar Dower
28 March 1898
Died6 May 1980 (aged 82)
PartyConservative
RelativesSiblings Eric Gandar Dower, Kenneth Gandar-Dower
OccupationPolitician, 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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  1. 1 2 "DOWER, Col Alan Vincent Gandar". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
  4. Malies, J. (2004) "Gandar-Dower, Kenneth Cecil", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oxford
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