Frank Bowles, Baron Bowles

The Lord Bowles
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords
Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
In office
28 December 1964 – 19 June 1970
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byThe Viscount Goschen
Succeeded byThe Viscount Goschen
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
1948–1950
Preceded byHubert Beaumont
Succeeded byCharles MacAndrew
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
12 December 1964 – 29 December 1970
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Nuneaton
In office
10 March 1942 – 12 December 1964
Preceded byReginald Fletcher
Succeeded byFrank Cousins
Personal details
Born2 May 1902
Died29 December 1970
(aged 68)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
OccupationPolitician

Francis George Bowles, Baron Bowles (2 May 1902 – 29 December 1970) was a British solicitor and politician. A long-serving Member of Parliament (MP), Bowles served briefly as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, but is perhaps best known for agreeing to give up his safe seat to make way for Minister of Technology Frank Cousins.