| Gerald Bowden | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Dulwich | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Silkin |
| Succeeded by | Tessa Jowell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1935 |
| Died | 7 January 2020(2020-01-07) (aged 84) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Gerald Francis Bowden (26 August 1935 – 7 January 2020) was a British Conservative MP, who represented Dulwich from 1983 until 1992. He was defeated by future Labour cabinet minister Tessa Jowell in the 1992 general election.
Career
He was an honours graduate in Jurisprudence from Magdalen College, Oxford; was called to the bar at Gray's Inn and qualified as a chartered surveyor at the College of Estate Management, practising part-time in these professions. Commissioned during National Service he continued to serve in the Territorial Army, retiring in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He held an academic appointment as a principal lecturer in the law of property at London South Bank University (formerly South Bank Polytechnic) from 1971 to 1984.
Gerald Bowden represented Dulwich on the Greater London Council from 1977 to 1981.
He was MP for Dulwich from 1983 until 1992. On leaving Parliament he took up an academic appointment at Kingston University and resumed practice at the planning bar.
He was a trustee of the Royal Albert Hall, and was previously Chairman of the Dulwich Estate (Alleyn's College of God's Gift) and the Walcot Foundation, a trustee of the Magdalen College Development Trust, and the Oxford and Cambridge Club.
Personal life
Bowden's daughter Emma died when the seaplane she was travelling in crashed into Cowan Creek, north of Sydney, on New Year's Eve, 2017. Emma was killed along with her fiancé Richard Cousins, her daughter, and Cousins's two sons.
References
- "Ex-Tory MP father of seaplane victim tells of his grief" p 13 Daily Telegraph Issue no 50,580 dated Wednesday 03 January 2018
Sources
- Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992
- Hansard
- Who's Who
External links
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| Preceded bySamuel Silkin | Member of Parliament for Dulwich 1983–1992 |
Succeeded byTessa Jowell |
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