George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham (16 January 1886 – 30 November 1948), was a British Conservative Party politician.
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Career
Bowyer was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1910. During World War I he served in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, achieved the rank of captain, and was awarded the Military Cross in the 1917 New Year Honours.
He was active in local government and was president of the Urban District Councils Association. At the 1918 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham. He served as a whip for many years. He was vice-chair of the Conservative Party and became Comptroller of the Household in 1935.
Bowyer was knighted in 1929 and made a baronet, of Weston Underwood, Olney, Buckinghamshire, in 1933. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the county of Buckingham in 1931. In 1937 he was created Baron Denham, also of Weston Underwood, Olney, Buckinghamshire.
He was elected as Senior Steward of the National Greyhound Racing Club and was the guest of honour when Oxford Stadium opened in 1939.
Personal life
Bowyer married the Hon. Daphne Freeman-Mitford, daughter of Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale, on 27 February 1919. They had three children:
Hon. Richard Laurence Grenville Bowyer (17 February 1920 – 29 January 1943), killed in action during World War II
Hon. Peggy Bowyer (18 May 1925 – 17 February 2024), married David Repard (1921–2011), Royal Navy officer
Hon. Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, known as "Bertie", later the 2nd Baron Denham (3 October 1927 – 1 December 2021)