John C. Bowen
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The Honorable John Campbell Bowen |
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| City of Edmonton Alderman | |
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In office December 8, 1919 – December 12, 1921 Serving with Alderman elected in 1919 |
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In office December 12, 1927 – December 10, 1928 Serving with Alderman elected in 1927 |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office July 18, 1921 – June 28, 1926 Serving with John Boyle, Jeremiah Heffernan, William Henry, Nellie McClung and Andrew McLennan |
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| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by |
David Duggan Charles Gibbs John Lymburn Warren Prevey Charles Weaver |
| Constituency | Edmonton |
| Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party | |
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In office March 15, 1926 – June 28, 1926 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Shaw |
| Alberta Official Opposition Leader | |
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In office March 15, 1926 – June 28, 1926 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | James Walker |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta | |
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In office March 23, 1937 – February 1, 1950 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor General |
The Lord Tweedsmuir The Earl of Athlone The Viscount Alexander of Tunis |
| Premier |
William Aberhart Ernest Manning |
| Preceded by | Philip Primrose |
| Succeeded by | John J. Bowlen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Campbell Bowen October 3, 1872 Metcalfe, Ontario |
| Died | January 2, 1957 (aged 84) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Oliver (m. 1906) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Alma mater | McMaster University |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Insurance broker, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/branch | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Years of service | 1915–1918 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Chaplain |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
John Campbell Bowen (October 3, 1872 – January 2, 1957) was a clergyman, insurance broker and long serving politician. He served as an Alderman in the City of Edmonton on the municipal level and then went on to serve as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1926 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition. He also briefly led the provincial Liberal party in 1926.
Bowen was appointed as the sixth and longest-serving Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. He served that post from 1937 to 1950.
John Campbell Bowen was born in Metcalfe, Ontario on October 3, 1872. He was the son of Peter Bowen and Margaret Poaps, and grew up in Ottawa.
He took his post secondary education at Brandon Baptist College where he earned a degree in theology and also at McMaster University. After University he moved west to Dauphin, Manitoba to become the pastor of the Baptist church in that town. He married his wife Edith Oliver on October 25, 1906.
Bowen moved to Edmonton, Alberta with his family in 1912 to become pastor of Strathcona Baptist Church. He also got into the insurance business.
Bowen joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I serving as a military Chaplain. He gained an interest in politics running for municipal office in 1919.
Bowen ran for a seat to Edmonton City Council for the first time in the 1919 Edmonton municipal election. He won the fifth-place seat to earn his first two-year term on council as an Alderman.
Bowen won election to the Alberta Legislature in 1921 and decided not to run again in the municipal election that year. Instead he would return to the municipal scene by running for office in the 1927 Edmonton municipal election. He won a seat under the Single Transferable Vote and held that for a year.
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