Sir David Bowes-Lyon | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Philip de László, 1931 | |
| High Sheriff of Hertfordshire | |
| In office 1950 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Walter Hugh Crosland |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Acland, Bt |
| Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire | |
| In office 1952–1961 | |
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Hampden |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Burns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1902 |
| Died | 13 September 1961 (aged 59) Birkhall, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Resting place | St. Paul's Walden Bury |
| Spouse |
Rachel Spender-Clay (m. 1929) |
| Children | Davina Dalrymple, Countess of Stair Simon Bowes-Lyon |
| Parent(s) | Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck |
| Relatives | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (sister) Elizabeth II (niece) Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (niece) |
Sir David Bowes-Lyon KCVO (2 May 1902[1] – 13 September 1961) was the tenth and youngest child and the sixth son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck. He was the younger brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and uncle to Queen Elizabeth II.[2]
- ^ Thornton, Michael (September 1985). Royal feud: the Queen Mother and the Duchess of Windsor. M. Joseph. ISBN 9780718126001. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ Gardeners Chronicle & New Horticulturist. Haymarket Publishing. 1954. Retrieved 29 July 2013.