. ▁ ▁Bow les ▁was ▁born ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Gib son ▁Bow les ▁of ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁F arn borough ▁School , ▁H ants . ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ; ▁res igned ▁Commission , ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁B A ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁MA ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁and ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁where up on ▁he ▁pract ised ▁in ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Court ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Mad eline ▁Mary ▁Tob in ▁( b ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Han over ▁Square ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁They ▁had ▁ 2 ▁children . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁ ▁for ▁Nor wood ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁He ▁attended ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Tommy ▁Bow les , ▁an ▁MP ▁and ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁mag az ines ▁The ▁Lady ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁Van ity ▁Fair . ▁ ▁Bow les ▁died ▁in ▁Mal ta ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 7 ▁birth s ▁Category