Bowman, David
Personal
Birth Date:
24 August 1860 (Bendigo, Victoria)
Death Date:
25 February 1916 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Archibald Bowman and Isabella (nee Spence)
Family:
Elizabeth Jane Fisher on 20 May 1885, 2 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Bendigo
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Apprentice Bootmaker, 1873; Bootmaker, Brisbane, 1888; President, Australian Labour Federation, 1889; Director, The Worker (journal); Organiser, Amalgamated Workers' Union; Newsagent, New Farm, 1902; Member, Central Political Executive; Leader, Queensland Labor Party, 1907-1912
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | ALP | Warrego | 16 Dec 1899 | 11 Mar 1902 | By-election |
Assembly | ALP | Fortitude Valley | 27 Aug 1904 | 25 Feb 1916 |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Home Secretary | 1 Jun 1915 | 25 Feb 1916 |
Additional Information
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg:46623; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Murphy, D. J., 'Bowman, David (1860-1916)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.7, Melbourne University Press, 1979, pp.364-365; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974)
[Last Modified: Monday, 01 January 0001]