John Bowes
Commercial agent and politician in New South Wales, Australia
About John Bowes
Lived 1843 – 1897 (aged 53). John Bowes was an Australian and British politician, commercial agent, merchant and managing director.
John Wesley Bowes (21 July 1843 – 4 February 1897) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Parramatta to baker John Bowes (later a Wesleyan clergyman) and Euphemia Bridges , a temperance reformer and suffragette. He was a commercial agent around Morpeth and Tamworth and from 1885 was principal promoter of the Hunter River Farmers' and Consumers' Cooperative Company. He served a period as mayor of Morpeth. On 23 January 1874 he married Emma Jane Young at Kurrajong. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Protectionist member for Morpeth. Defeated in 1889, he was re-elected in 1891. His seat was abolished in 1894 and he was defeated running for the urban seat of Newtown-St Peters. Bowes died in Sydney in 1897.
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Who was John Bowes?
commercial agent and politician in New South Wales, Australia (1843–1897)
When was John Bowes born?
John Bowes was born on 21 July 1843 in Parramatta.
When did John Bowes die?
John Bowes died on 4 February 1897 in Sydney.
What was John Bowes's occupation?
John Bowes was a politician, commercial agent, merchant and managing director.
What nationality was John Bowes?
John Bowes was Australian and British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Bowes (Australian politician)
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