James Bowman | |
Smallimage: | James Bowman.jpg |
Caption: | James Bowman in 1918 |
Constituency Mp: | Huron East (1911–1917) Huron North (1917–1921) |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | Thomas Chisholm |
Successor: | John Warwick King |
Term Start: | 1911 |
Term End: | 1921 |
Birth Date: | October 31, 1861 |
Birth Place: | Morris Township, Canada West |
Death Date: | May 2, 1940 |
Nationality: | British subject |
Party: | Conservative Party (1911–1917) Unionist (1917–) |
Occupation: | farmer |
James Bowman (October 31, 1861 – May 2, 1940) was a politician and farmer. Born in Morris Township, Canada West, he was later elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1911 as a member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Huron East, succeeding over rival Archibald Hyslop.
Bowman was re-elected in the 1917 election as a Unionist to represent Huron North. Prior to his federal political experience, he was reeve of Morris Township (1897–1898) and councillor (1892–1896) then councillor of Huron County, Ontario (1899–1905).