Isaac Erb Bowman | |
|---|---|
 Bowman in 1874. | |
| Member of Parliament for Waterloo North | |
| In office 1867–1878 | |
| Succeeded by | Hugo Kranz |
| In office 1887–1896 | |
| Preceded by | Hugo Kranz |
| Succeeded by | Joseph E. Seagram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isaac Erb Baumann 17 August 1832 Woolwich Township, Upper Canada |
| Died | 3 September 1897 (aged 65) Waterloo, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Lydia Bowman (m. 1861) |
| Children | Charles Martin Bowman |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | Businessman |
Isaac Erb Bowman (17 August 1832 – 3 September 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.[1]
He was born Isaac Erb Baumann in Woolwich Township in Upper Canada in 1832,[1] the son of John B. Bowman; his parents had moved there from Pennsylvania in 1820. He attended school at the Rockwood Academy in Rockwood, Ontario. For a time, he taught school in the region.[2] Bowman was a partner in a business that sold books in Berlin (later known as Kitchener) and in a tannery in St. Jacobs.[3] He served as clerk and treasurer for the township and was also postmaster for St. Jacobs. He served as president of the Ontario Mutual Life Insurance Company and the Mercantile Fire Insurance Company. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in an 1864 by-election for the North riding of Waterloo and he was acclaimed in the same riding after Confederation.[2] He was defeated by Hugo Kranz when he ran for reelection in 1878; Bowman defeated Kranz to win the seat in 1887 and 1891.[1]
Bowman married Lydia Bowman.[3] He died at Waterloo on 3 September 1897. He is buried at the Calvary United Brethren Cemetery in St. Jacobs.[4]
His son Charles Martin Bowman later became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
References
- 1 2 3 Isaac Erb Bowman – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1 2 The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887, J Durie
- 1 2 Johnson, J. K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ↑ "Isaac Erb Bowman, MP". Waterloo Region Generations. Region of Waterloo. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
Further reading
- Leibbrandt, Gottlieb (1980). Little Paradise: The Saga of the German Canadians of Waterloo County, Ontario, 1800–1975. Kitchener: Allprint. ISBN 9780919207011.