Sir Harold (2nd Bt.) Bowden
1880 - 1960 (80 years)
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Name Harold (2nd Bt.) Bowden Prefix Sir Birth 9 Jul 1880 Gender Male Death 24 Aug 1960 Person ID I4716 My Genealogy Last Modified 19 Aug 2015
Father Sir Frank (1st Bt.) Bowden, b. 30 Jan 1848 d. 25 Apr 1921 (Age 73 years) Mother Amelia Frances Houston d. 4 Apr 1937 Family ID F1649 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Vera Whitaker, b. Bef 1908 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 7 Jul 1908 Family ID F1646 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Aug 2015
Family 2 Muriel Smythe Ker-Douglas, b. Bef 1920 d. 24 Oct 1952 (Age ~ 32 years) Marriage 18 Jan 1920 Family ID F1645 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Aug 2015
Family 3 June Bowden Mackay d. 30 Jun 1953 Marriage 4 Nov 1952 Family ID F1647 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Aug 2015
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Notes - Sir Harold Bowden, 2nd Baronet, GBE (9 July 1880 ? 24 August 1960), was the chairman and chief executive of the Raleigh Bicycle Company and Sturmey-Archer Ltd from his father's death in 1921 until his own retirement in 1938. He also served as President of the British Cycle and Motor-Cycle Manufacturers and Trader Union, President of the Motor and Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund, and Chairman of the British Olympic Association for the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
He was decorated with the award of the Grand Cross, Order of the Phoenix of Greece.
He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Bowden, of the City of Nottingham [U.K., 1915] on 25 April 1921.
He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1929.
He held the office of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1933.
- Sir Harold Bowden, 2nd Baronet, GBE (9 July 1880 ? 24 August 1960), was the chairman and chief executive of the Raleigh Bicycle Company and Sturmey-Archer Ltd from his father's death in 1921 until his own retirement in 1938. He also served as President of the British Cycle and Motor-Cycle Manufacturers and Trader Union, President of the Motor and Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund, and Chairman of the British Olympic Association for the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.