Patrick Gower (civil servant)

Sir Robert Patrick Malcolm Gower KBE CB CVO (18 August 1887 - 31 August 1964) was a British civil servant who served as the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister between 1922 and 1928.

Education

Gower was educated at Marlborough College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1]

Career

Gower served as Private Secretary to Austen Chamberlain as Chancellor of the Exchequer and as Lord Privy Seal, 1919–22.[2] He served as Principal Private Secretary to three Prime Ministers; Bonar Law; Stanley Baldwin; and Ramsay MacDonald, 1922–28.[3][4] After leaving 10 Downing Street, Gower served as Chief Press Officer to the Conservative Party, 1929–39.[5][1]

In 1924, Gower was knighted for services to the Prime Minister.[1]

References
  1. "Gower, Sir (Robert) Patrick (Malcolm), (18 Aug. 1887–31 Aug. 1964), President of Charles F. Higham Ltd, since 1956 (Chairman, 1935–56)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u53298. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. Churchill, Randolph Spencer; Gilbert, Martin (1966). Winston S. Churchill. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-395-25104-1.
  3. Jones, Thomas (1969). Whitehall Diary. Oxford U.P.
  4. The Economist. Economist Newspaper Limited. 1928.
  5. The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art. Saturday Review. 1928.
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