About Isaac Erb Bowman
Lived 1832 – 1897 (aged 65). Isaac Erb Bowman was a Canadian politician, businessperson and teacher.
Isaac Erb Bowman (17August 18323September 1897) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Waterloo North in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1878 and from 1887 to 1896.
He was born Isaac Erb Baumann in Woolwich Township in Upper Canada in 1832, He was defeated by Hugo Kranz when he ran for reelection in 1878; Bowman defeated Kranz to win the seat in 1887 and 1891. He died at Waterloo on 3 September 1897. He is buried at the Calvary United Brethren Cemetery in St. Jacobs.
His son Charles Martin Bowman later became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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Canadian politician
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Isaac Erb Bowman was born on 17 August 1832 in Woolwich.
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Isaac Erb Bowman died on 3 September 1897 in Waterloo.
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Isaac Erb Bowman was a politician, businessperson and teacher.
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Isaac Erb Bowman was Canadian.
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