John C. Bowen Politician

John Campbell Bowen (October 3, 1872 – January 2, 1957) was a clergy man, 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 03, 1872
Birth place	Ontario , Metcalfe Ontario
Date of death	January 02, 1957
Place of death	Alberta , Edmonton

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associate	Nellie McClung Andrew Robert McLennan Jeremiah Heffernan John Robert Boyle William Thomas Henry Edmonton municipal election 1919 Edmonton municipal election 1927
military operations	World War I
military branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force
monarch	George VI
office	City of Edmonton Alderman Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Alberta Official Opposition Leader
party	Alberta Liberal Party
region	Edmonton (provincial electoral district)
successor	John J. Bowlen James H. Walker Joseph Tweed Shaw David Milwyn Duggan Charles Gibbs (Alberta politician) John Lymburn Charles Yardley Weaver Warren Prevey