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David Shannon "Shannon" Bowlby

David Shannon "Shannon" Bowlby

Male 1874 - 1938  (64 years)

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  • Name David Shannon "Shannon" Bowlby 
    Born 24 Jan 1874  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Business 19 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    lawyer office 
    19-Queen-St-N_Kitchener_D_Shannon_Bowlby_K_C.png    		 19-Queen-St-N_Kitchener_D_Shannon_Bowlby_K_C.png
    Name D. S. Bowlby 
    Name Shannon Bowlby 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Church of England 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Anglican 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Factory Employee 
    Occupation 1904  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    lawyer 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    ? 
    Residence 1911  16 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Anglican 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Attorney County 
    Residence 1921  16 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Kitchener-MargaretAve-0016.jpg    		 Kitchener-MargaretAve-0016.jpg
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Church of England 
    Residence 1938  16 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-38727 
    Died 11 Oct 1938  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I38727  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Dr. David Sovereign Bowlby,   b. 15 Sep 1828, Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1904, Rome, , Lazio, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Martha Esther Murphy,   b. 4 Jul 1838, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1 Jul 1856  Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Family ID F10129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian Caroline "Lilly" Barnes,   b. 7 Dec 1877, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 23 Jul 1904  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Carolyn Bowlby,   b. Feb 1899, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Shannon B. Bowlby,   b. Apr 1907, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F185282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Notes 
    • Former Crown Attorney Passes At Kitchener
      D. Shannon Bowlby Dies Suddenly
      At Age of 65

      David Shannon Bowlby, former Crown Attorney for Waterloo County, died suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Kitchener about 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning.

      The deceased was born in Kitchener on January 24th, 1873, and was in his 66th year. He was a son of the late Dr. and Mrs. David Bowlby. In his death a familiar figure in legal and social circles of the twin city is removed.

      The late Mr. iBowlby graduated from Toronto University in 1895 with the degree of bachelor of arts and he received the degree of bachelor of laws in 1896. He was called to the bar in 1898 after attending Osgoode Hall.

      He was appointed crown attorney for Waterloo County in 1917 upon the death of his uncle, the late Ward Bowlby, K.C.

      Mr. Bowlby was a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Bar Association. He was a past president of the Canadian Club and a member of the K.-W. Kiwanis Club. He attended St. John's Anglcan Church.

      Mr. Bowlby was one of the few survivors of the old Berlin Harp, Mandolin and Guitar Club which was composed of Arthur Jones, Karl Kranz, Ed. Seagram, Hedley Hilborn, David Bowman, Ed. Riener and John Landreth.

      Surviving him are his widow, nee Lillian Barnes, one son, Shannon Bowlby, and one daughter, Mrs. Norman M. Davidson, both of Kitchener. One sister, Mrs. E. P. Clement, and three grandchildren are also left to mourn his loss.

      Following the death of his uncle, Ward Bowlby, K. C., in 1917 he held the position of crown attorney until November, 1934, when he was succeeded in office by his nephew, W. P. Clement, K, O. Since that time he has conducted a private legal practice at 19 Queen Street north, Kitchener

      Hamburg Independent 14 Oct 1938

      __________________

      David Shannon Bowlby, K.C.

      David Shannon Bowlby was born in Berlin, now Kitchener, on January 24th, 1873, and died there on October 11th, 1938. He came of an old United Empire Loyalist family, well- known in Norfolk, Brant and Waterloo counties. His great grandfather left the state of New Jersey and settled in Nova Scotia in 1783. His grandfather, Adam Bowlby, was a captain of coast guards in Nova Scotia in the War of 1812. His father,
      Dr. David Sovereign Bowlby, was for many years the most notable physician and surgeon in Waterloo County.

      David Shannon Bowlby received his early education in this city and later at Toronto University where he attained the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1895 and that of Bachelor of Laws in 1896. After attending Osgoode Hall and reading law with Clute, MacDonald and Company in Toronto, he was called to the bar in 1898.

      He was for some years in the office of Bowlby and Clement and then practised his profession for a while in Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. Returning to his native town he practised in partnership with the late W. M. Cram and afterward by himself. Upon the death of his uncle, Ward H. Bowlby, K.C., in 1917, he succeeded him as Crown Attorney of Waterloo County. This office he held until 1934 when his nephew, W. P. Clement, K.C., succeeded him. Thereafter he continued in local practice.

      David Shannon Bowlby was a member of the Canadian Bar Association and of the Ontario Bar Association. He was a past president of the Kitchener and Waterloo Canadian Club and of the Kiwanis Club. He was a member of Twin City Lodge, A.F. & A.M., and of Kitchener Chapter, R.A.M. He was a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and belonged to the Shrine.

      A keen golfer, he belonged to the Grand River Country Club and later the Westmount Golf and Country Club. He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church.

      In 1904 he married Miss Lillian Barnes, formerly of Providence, Rhode Island, who with one son, Shannon Bowlby, and a foster-daughter, Mrs. Norman Davison, constituted his immediate family.

      Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1938

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 12.

    2. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 64.

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 6.

    4. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 18689 (1904), Bowlby-Barnes.
      David Shannon Bowlby, 31, Lawyer, Born: Berlin, residence: Berlin, son of David Bowlby and Martha Murphy Married Lillian Carolyn Barnes, 26, Born: Waterloo, residence: Berlin, daughter of John D. Barnes and Carrie Hoffman, Witn: Clara H. Abey and Annie Wolfe Both of Preston, 23 July 1904 at The Rectory in Preston.

    5. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 25 Page 7.

    6. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 24.

    7. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 09 Jul 1856.
      01 Jul 1856 In Montreal, on Tuesday, July 1st, by the Rev'd. John McLoud, at the residence of the bride's father, Martha Esther, youngest daughter of Alexander Murphy, Esq., Merchant of Montreal, to David S. Bowlby, M.D. of the town of Berlin, County of Waterloo, C.W.

    8. [S107] Book - The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume, 1880.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jan 1874 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Factory Employee - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - lawyer - 1904 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Jul 1904 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - ? - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - 16 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Attorney County - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 16 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1938 - 16 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Oct 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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