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- Bio #1
Sir Eric Vansittart Bowater was born on 16 January 1895. He was the son of Sir Frederick William Bowater and Alice Emily Sharp. He married, firstly, Blanche Murre de Ville, daughter of Charles de Ville. He married, secondly, Margaret Vivian Perkins, daughter of Charles Perkins, on 23 June 1937. He died on 30 August 1962 at age 67.
Sir Eric Vansittart Bowater was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England. He fought in the First World War, in the Royal Artillery. He was decorated with the Officer, Legion of Honour. He was chairman of the Bowater Group in 1927. He was Director-General of the Ministry of Aircraft Production between 1940 and 1943. He was Deputy-Controller between 1943 and 1945. He was invested as a Knight in 1944. He was Controller in 1945. He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)
Bio #2
Sir Eric Vansittart Bowater was born in England in 1895. Following the death of his father in 1924, he became managing director of W. V. Bowater and Sons and three years later was named chairman. In 1936, Sir Eric arranged to purchase a paper mill on the West Coast of Newfoundland and formed Bowater Newfoundland Pulp and Paper Mill.
Bowater played a major role in the construction of the Queen Elizabeth II Library at Memorial University with a generous contribution and also donated land for the construction of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook. The City of Corner Brook has honoured the Bowater family in many ways including naming the Lady Margaret Bowater Park for his wife.
During the war years (1939-1945), Bowater entered the British Ministry of Aircraft Production where he acted as Director General, Deputy Controller and Controller between 1940-1945. After the war, expansion in North America continued, and the company began to acquire interests in Europe. He was knighted in 1944.
Sir Eric Vanisttart Bowater died in 1962.
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1895 - 1962 (67 years)
Margaret Vivian Perkins, b. 1910 d. 4 Mar 1995 (Age 85 years)