Mowlem (surname)

Last updated August 16, 2019

Mowlem, also Mowlam, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Arthur Rainsford Mowlem (1902–1986), New Zealand-born British plastic surgeon
John Mowlem (1788–c1868), British stonemason and builder
John Mowlem (1870–1951), New Zealand rugby union player
Johnny Mowlem (born 1969), British racing driver
John Mowlem Burt (1845–1918), British building contractor

Arthur Rainsford Mowlem (1902–1986), born in New Zealand, was the youngest of the four plastic surgeons who practised in between the world wars in Britain. In 1936, he joined the London based partnership that was started by Sir Harold Gillies and included Sir Archibald McIndoe and Thomas Pomfret Kilner. He continued to practice until his retirement in 1963. During the Second World War he was involved early bone grafting and took part in early trails for penicillin at his unit in Hill End Hospital, St Albans.

John Mowlem was an English stonemason, builder and founder of the quarrying and construction company "Mowlem, Burt and Freeman".

John Mowlem was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, Mowlem thirteen times represented Manawatu at a provincial level, and after transfer to Greytown he played four matches for Wairarapa. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1893 tour to Australia. He played four matches for the All Blacks, but did not play in an international.

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Mo Mowlam (1949–2005), English politician
Stephen Mowlam (born 1976), Australian hockey player

Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam was an English Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Redcar from 1987 to 2001 and served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Stephen Mowlam OAM is a field hockey goalkeeper from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by beating title holders The Netherlands in the final.

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