Colonel Sir Henry Ferryman Bowles, 1st Baronet (19 December 1858 – 14 October 1943), was a British military officer and Conservative politician
A Conservative in politics, Bowles was one of the original members of the Middlesex County Council, elected to represent Enfield West in 1889. After 20 years as a councillor he was elevated to the position of county alderman in 1909. He retired from the council in 1936, following 47 years of membership.
Member of Parliament for Enfield 1889-1906 and 1918-22.
He was a justice of the peace for Middlesex for over 50 years, and chairman of the Edmonton Petty Sessional Division for 21 years. He was appointed High Sheriff of Middlesex for 1928. In 1936 he retired from the bench.[15]
Bowles was an early motoring enthusiast, and was the first president of the Middlesex County Automobile Club retaining the position from 1905 until his death. He was a long serving member of the Court of the Goldsmiths' Company
More information on the Wikipedia page [1] and here.
Details of his account book, held at the London Metropolitan Archives here