John Gordon Dower

John Gordon Dower
Born(1900-09-02)2 September 1900
Ilkley, Yorkshire, England
Died3 October 1947(1947-10-03) (aged 47)
Kirkby Malham, Yorkshire, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Architect and civil servant
Known forNational parks of England and Wales
Spouse
Pauline Trevelyan
(m. 1929)

John Gordon Dower (2 September 1900 – 3 October 1947)[1] was an English civil servant and architect, who, as secretary of the Standing Committee on National Parks, produced in 1945 the first post-war official report which set out what National Parks in England and Wales should be like.

  1. ^ Sheail, John (May 2006). "Dower, John Gordon (1900–1947)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 18 September 2010.

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