Alan Dower | |
Birth Name: | Alan Vincent Gandar Dower |
Birth Date: | 28 March 1898 |
Death Date: | 6 May 1980 (aged 82) |
Occupation: | Politician, army officer |
Party: | Conservative Party |
Office1: | Member of Parliament for Stockport |
Termstart: | 1931 |
Termend: | 1935 |
Office2: | Member of Parliament for Penrith and Cockermouth |
Termstart2: | 1935 |
Termend2: | 1950 |
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]
Dower's brother Eric was also a Conservative MP, while another brother Kenneth was a well-known explorer.[2] All used different versions of their surname: Dower, Gandar Dower and Gandar-Dower respectively.