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David Bowman (politician)

David Bowman
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Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
Elections: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912
In office
16 November 1908 – 6 September 1912
Preceded by Robert Philp
Succeeded by T. J. Ryan
Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
In office
15 April 1907 – 6 September 1912
Preceded by George Kerr
Succeeded by T. J. Ryan
Home Secretary of Queensland
In office
1 June 1915 – 25 February 1916
Preceded by Kenneth Grant
Succeeded by T. J. Ryan
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Warrego
In office
16 December 1899 – 11 March 1902
Preceded by William Hood
Succeeded by Patrick Leahy
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Fortitude Valley
In office
27 August 1904 – 25 February 1916
Preceded by John McMaster
Succeeded by Thomas Wilson
Personal details
Born David Bowman
(1860-08-24)24 August 1860
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died 25 February 1916(1916-02-25) (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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