Sir Alfred Bower, 1st Baronet
Sir Alfred Louis Bower, 1st Baronet (8 October 1858 – 16 November 1948), was a British businessman.
Bower was the founder of Bower and Company, wine merchants. He was elected a Sheriff of London in 1912–13 and was knighted on 13 October 1913.[1]
His company was renamed El Vino so he could serve as an Alderman and then Lord Mayor of London between 1924 and 1925. He was created a baronet of Chislehurst in the County of Kent on 19 October 1925.[2]
He died in November 1948, aged 98, when the title became extinct.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28766. p. 7337. 21 October 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33095. pp. 6840–6841. 23 October 1925.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Louis Newton |
Lord Mayor of London 1924–1925 |
Succeeded by Sir William Pryke |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Chislehurst) 1925–1948 |
Extinct |
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