John Bowes-Lyon
John Bowes-Lyon | |
|---|---|
| Deputy lieutenant of Forfarshire | |
| In office 1920–1921 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Herbert Bowes-Lyon 1 April 1886 |
| Died | 7 February 1930 (aged 43) Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland |
| Resting place | St Paul's Walden Bury, Hertfordshire, England |
| Spouse |
Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis
(m. 1914) |
| Children | 5, incl. Princess Anne of Denmark, Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon |
| Parents | |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Stockbroker at Rowe & Pitman |
| Cricket information | |
| Bowling | fast-medium |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1906–1907 | Oxford University |
| Military career | |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1918 |
| Unit | |
John Herbert Bowes-Lyon (1 April 1886 – 7 February 1930) was the second son of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and the brother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the future Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. He was the uncle of Queen Elizabeth II, although he died when she was a small child and before her sister Princess Margaret was born.