David Bowman (Australian politician)
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Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Elections: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912 |
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In office 16 November 1908 – 6 September 1912 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Philp |
| Succeeded by | T. J. Ryan |
| Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland | |
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In office 15 April 1907 – 6 September 1912 |
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| Preceded by | George Kerr |
| Succeeded by | T. J. Ryan |
| Home Secretary of Queensland | |
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In office 1 June 1915 – 25 February 1916 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Grant |
| Succeeded by | T. J. Ryan |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Warrego |
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In office 16 December 1899 – 11 March 1902 |
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| Preceded by | William Hood |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Leahy |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Fortitude Valley |
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In office 27 August 1904 – 25 February 1916 |
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| Preceded by | John McMaster |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Wilson |
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David Bowman 24 August 1860 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 25 February 1916 (aged 55) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Jane Fisher |
| Occupation | Bootmaker, Union official |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
David Bowman (24 August 1860 – 25 February 1916) was a Labor politician in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and Queensland Leader of the Opposition from 1908 to 1912.
Bowman was born in Bendigo, Victoria on 4 August 1860. He was son of Archibald Bowman, a miner and Isabella Bowman (née Spence) both of whom were born in Scotland. Trained as a bootmaker in Victoria, Bowman moved north to Queensland in 1888. The following year, Bowman became the president of the Brisbane District Council of the Australian Labour Federation (ALF). In 1891, as an employee of the ALF, Bowman was responsible for organizing shearers and bushworkers during the pastoral strike. In 1892, he was elected as vice-president and the following year he became the president of the ALF.
Bowman's first attempt at entering politics was at the 1893 colonial election in the seat South Brisbane, losing out to Harry Turley and Charles Midson in the two member electorate. At the 1899 election, Bowman ran again, this time in the rural south western seat of Warrego. Ministerialist William Hood had been returned by a one-vote majority. Bowman, the sole opponent, filed a petition against Hood's return and on 21 November 1899, the election was declared void. Bowman won the resulting by-election on 16 December 1899 with a majority of 44 votes. At the following election in 1902, Bowman lost in his seat to Ministerialist, Patrick Leahy. After the defeat, he returned to Brisbane where he opened a newsagency at New Farm.
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