William Vowles

William John Vowles (22 April 1876 – 21 August 1943) was a solicitor and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography Vowles was born at Enoggera, Queensland, to parents George Vowles and his wife Georgina Maria Cecilia (née Kean) and studied at Ipswich Grammar and Brisbane Grammar Schools.

Political career Vowles first started in politics as an alderman on the Dalby Town Council in 1900, becoming the mayor in 1907 until 1909. He resigned from the council when he became opposition leader in the state parliament, but he resumed as an alderman after he lost his seat after in 1926. but in 1911 Bell died and this time Vowles won the resulting by-election.

On 28 June 1920, following a meeting of the fourteen members of Parliament representing the country constituencies of Queensland, Vowles announced that a majority had voted to form a Country Party in the State House. It was later revealed that Vowles was in the minority that voted against the measure.