Philip Henry Bowyer

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Philip Henry Bowyer
Ontario MPP
In office
1905–1911
Preceded by John Lee
Succeeded by Walter Renwick Ferguson
Constituency Kent East
Personal details
Born(1882-09-07)September 7, 1882
Died January 24, 1933(1933-01-24) (aged 50)
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s)
Agnes Maria Yocom(m. 1882)

Philip Henry Bowyer (February 6, 1860 – January 24, 1933) was an editor, publisher and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Kent East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1911 as a Conservative member. [1] [2]

Ontario Province of Canada

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Kent East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 when the riding of Bothwell was split into the ridings of Kent East and Kent West. It was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election when the ridings of Kent East and Kent West were merged to form the riding of Kent.

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He was born in Toronto. In 1882, Bowyer married Agnes Yocom. [1] From 1880 to 1893, he was editor of the Ridgetown Standard; in 1895, he became editor of the Ridgetown Dominion. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Chambers, E J (1908). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for the Dominion of Canada.
  2. ↑ Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
  3. ↑ "The Canadian men and women of the time : a handbook of Canadian biography of living characters. 1912.
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