William Bowman (11 December 1800 – 11 December 1874) was an Australian politician and an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1843 and 1856. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 1 term from 1856 until 1858.
William Bowman | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1800 Richmond, New South Wales |
| Died | 11 December 1874 (aged 74) Richmond, New South Wales |
Early life
editBowman was born in Richmond, New South Wales and was the son of John Bowman, a pioneer settler from East Lothian in Scotland, and his wife Honor née Honey, from Cornwall.[1] He had an elementary education and worked on his father's farm from an early age. He gradually increased his land holdings with further properties in the Bathurst and on the Talbragar River and experimented with vine cultivation and the exportation of salted beef to India.
Colonial Parliament
editPrior to the establishment of responsible government, Bowman was elected to the partially elected New South Wales Legislative Council at the first elections held in the colony in 1843. He represented the electorate of Cumberland Boroughs (Towns of Richmond, Windsor, Campbelltown and Liverpool) and retained this seat at the subsequent elections in 1848.[2] In 1851 he was defeated by John Holden,[3] however Holden resigned in 1853 and Bowman was elected unopposed in the resulting by-election.[4] At the first elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly after the granting of responsible government in 1856 he was elected for the seat of Cumberland Boroughs. He was defeated at the 1858 election by William Bede Dalley. He did not stand for further public office.[5] He was the brother of George Bowman, also an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[6]
References
edit- ^ Fletcher, B. H. (1966). "Bowman, John (1763–1825)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Cumberland Boroughs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Trove.
"Cumberland Boroughs". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 12 August 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Trove. - ^ "Cumberland Boroughs: result of the poll". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 September 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Trove.
"Progress of the elections: Cumberland Boroughs". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 September 1851. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Trove. - ^ "Cumberland Boroughs election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 April 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr William Bowman (1800-1874)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr George Bowman (1795-1878)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2019.