) ▁in ▁York shire ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁Charles ▁Edward ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁and ▁James ▁Alexander ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 0 ). ▁ ▁Ass ass ination ▁Although ▁aware ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁potential ▁I RA ▁assass ination ▁target , ▁and ▁unlike ▁most ▁British ▁MP s ▁of ▁that ▁era , ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁tele phone ▁number ▁and ▁home ▁address ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁tele phone ▁directory . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁a ▁bomb ▁was ▁plant ed ▁under ▁G ow ' s ▁Austin ▁Monte go ▁car , ▁which ▁was ▁park ed ▁in ▁the ▁drive way ▁of ▁his ▁house ▁in ▁H ank ham , ▁near ▁Pe ven sey ▁in ▁East ▁Sus sex . ▁The ▁ 4 ½ - lb ▁Sem tex ▁bomb ▁det on ated ▁at ▁ 0 8 : 3 9 ▁as ▁G ow ▁revers ed ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁drive way , ▁leaving ▁him ▁with ▁severe ▁w ounds ▁to ▁his ▁lower ▁body . ▁He ▁died ▁ten ▁minutes ▁later . ▁ ▁On ▁hearing ▁of ▁G ow ' s ▁death , ▁Labour ▁Party ▁leader ▁Neil ▁Kin no ck ▁commented , ▁" This ▁is ▁a ▁terrible ▁at roc ity ▁against ▁a ▁man ▁whose ▁only ▁off ence ▁was ▁to ▁speak ▁his ▁mind .... ▁I ▁had ▁great ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁Ian ▁G ow ▁and ▁he ▁with ▁me , ▁but ▁no ▁one ▁can ▁doubt ▁his ▁sin cer ity ▁or ▁his ▁courage