Thomas Gibson Bowles

Thomas Gibson Bowles
Portrait of Bowles by George Spencer Watson, 1901
Member of Parliament for King's Lynn
In office
1910–1910
Preceded byCarlyon Bellairs
Succeeded byHolcombe Ingleby
In office
1892–1906
Preceded byWeston Jarvis
Succeeded byCarlyon Bellairs
Personal details
Born(1841-01-15)15 January 1841
London, England
Died12 January 1922(1922-01-12) (aged 79)
Algeciras, Spain
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Jessica Gordon
(m. 1875; died 1887)
Domestic partnerRita Shell
Children4, including George
Parent(s)Thomas Milner Gibson
Susannah Bowles
EducationKing's College London
"Tommy". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1889.

Thomas Gibson Bowles (15 January 1841 – 12 January 1922) was a British politician and publisher. He founded the magazines The Lady and Vanity Fair, and became a Member of Parliament in 1892. He was also the maternal grandfather of the Mitford sisters.[1][2]

  1. ^ Bowles, Thomas Gibson (1871). The Defence of Paris: Narrated as it was Seen. S. Low, son, and Marston.
  2. ^ Naylor, Lonard Edwin (1965). The Irrepressible Victorian: The Story of Thomas Gibson Bowles, Journalist, Parliamentarian and Founder Editor of the Original Vanity Fair. Macdonald.