Rev. Beniah B. Bowman, MPP

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• Interesting: politics
• Eby ID Number: 00002-132.444
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Beniah Bowman
• Occupation: 1907, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; Mennonite Minister
• Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Prescher, Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Beniah Bowman (March 14, 1886 - April 13, 1941) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Manitoulin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1918 to 1926 and Algoma East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1926 to 1930 as a United Farmers member. He was born in Waterloo County, Ontario . He was elected in an 1918 by-election held after the death of Robert Roswell Gamey , becoming the first member of his party to sit in the provincial assembly. He was re-elected in the 1919 provincial election in which the UFO staged an upset victory to form a coalition government with Independent Labour MLAs. Bowman was Minister of Lands and Forests in the provincial cabinet from 1920 to 1923. He broke with the majority of UFO MLAs in Ontario following the 1923 provincial election when what had become known as the Progressive Party chose non-farmer William Edgar Raney as its leader. Instead, he and two other UFO MLAs sat as their own rump caucus, apart from the Progressives. Bowman left provincial politics in 1926 to enter federal politics and was elected as a UFO MP for Algoma East to the Canadian House of Commons . In the 1930 federal election , he ran unsuccessfully for re-election as a Liberal in 1930.

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The home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Barr, of Long Bay, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Sept. 1st, when their youngest daughter, Miss Mary B., was united in marriage to the Rev. Mr. Bowman, of Owen Sound, in the presence of about fifty guests.

At three o'clock the bridal party took their place under a neatly arranged arch of evergreens and flowers, and the bride, who was given away by her father, looked very pretty dressed in white Persian trimmed with lace insertion and wore a knot of bridal wreath flowers in her hair and carried a boquet of white China Asters.The bridesmaid, Miss M. Bowman, sister of the groom, wore a suit of white linen and looked very charming. The groom was able supported by Frank S. Paisley, cousin of the bride. Rev. Mr. Fretz, of Spring Bay, tied the knot.

After the ceremony the company sat down to a dainty repast prepared by the bride's mother, which everyone enjoyed and did ample justice to.

After remaining a few days with the bride's parents, the happy couple left Berlin, Hamilton and other points east. The bride's traveling suit was of blue ladies cloth and hat to match.

Mr. and Mrs. Bowman were the recipient of many beautiful present, chiefly silverware. Everybody joins in wishing the young couple a long and prosperous life.

The Recorder, Thursday, September 9, 1909

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Beniah Bowman Dies in Toronto on Easter - Had been Ill for some time
Head of Dept. of Lands and Forests in the Drury Administration - 1941


In poor health for some time, Beniah Bowman, who was Minister of Lands and Forests in the U.F.O. Government of Ontario, from 1919 to 1923, died in Toronto on Easter Sunday.

Mr. Bowman, who had been a resident of Manitoulin Island since 1911, entered politics in 1918 when he was elected to the Ontario Legislature as an independent farmers' candidate at a bye-election. He was again returned to the Legislature in 1919 and was appointed Minister of Lands and Forests under Premier E.C. Drury and held that position till the defeat in the general elections of 1926 when he ran as Liberal candidate for Algoma East.

Mr. Bowman was of United Empire Loyalist stock, was born in Waterloo County and received his education in the Public schools of Doon and Hespeler. Since 1911 he had been engaged in farming at Long Bay, near Gore Bay, Manitoulin. He was interested in lumbering and fishing industries and was connected with the Blind River Pine Co.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary B. Barr Bowman, and one son, Marven. His funeral was held Tuesday and interment took place at Hagey Cemetery, Preston.

Through The Years, Vol. VIII, No. 11, September 1991, page 28
transcribed by Marilyn Irish

Beniah married Mary Bedotha Barr 1 Sep 1907, Long Bay, Manitoulin District, Ontario. Mary was born 27 Feb 1887, Campbell Township, Manitoulin District, Ontario; died 1969; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Beniah — Mary. Mary was born Feb 1887, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Marven Bowman
• Eby ID Number: 00002-132.4446
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Charles Lloyd Marven Bowman

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C. L. Marven Bowman

In loving memory of C. L. Marven Bowman April 3, 1913 to November 12, 2002. Marven Bowman, only son of the late Honourable Beniah and Mary (Barr) Bowman. Born at Long Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ont. April 3, 1913,in the house in which his mother was also born. He spent his childhood between Toronto, Manitoulin and Ottawa, attended school in Toronto, graduated from Oakwood Collegiate in 1931. He returned to the Island and farmed on the family homestead for 3 years, then took on the job of Registrar of Electors for East Algoma in 1934-1935. On July 8, 1936 he married Effie McQuarrie and they started married life in Toronto. Marven was employed at DeHavil and Aircraft in the Tool Making and Design field. He then moved on as Technical Manager with A .C. Wickman Canada Ltd. By the end of WW2, he was Sales Manager and Director of Modern Tool Works, which involved frequent travel across the co ntinent and throughout Europe. His next position was Vice President of Canadian Machine Tool Builders Association. In 1956, he purchased a business in Newmarket, Ont. Marven was an inventor, a superb cabinet maker producing furniture , boats (even a cabin cruiser), a highly skilled tool and die maker, a wordsmith, writing prolifically-pertaining to his family history, letters to friends which were highly cherished and to a wide assortment of causes, wherever he deemed injustice had been done. He loved flying, obtaining his pilot's license at age 50, and owned a succession of small aircraft. Marven and Effie flew to various destinations: Florida, Bahamas and summer weekends to the cottage on Tobacco Lake. He was a life-long boating enthusiast, a voracious reader, a dog lover, a crossword puzzle addict, a pool player in later years, driving daily to the Seniors Centre in Town. Marven was a devoted husband and caring father. He was a private person, incredibly honest and his word was his bond.Through the years, he was President of The Rosicruci on Order in Toronto (AMORC), Lieutenant of the Keswick Power Squadron, President of the Newmarket Lion's Club (1963-1964), a CESO Worker in the Philippines, in his retirement (setting up design courses) , and Chair of the Western Manitoulin Historical Society, taking a great interest in the Gore Bay Museum. Marven was predeceased by his wife Effie (McQuarrie) Bowman, March10, 2002. Loved father of Mary Jean, husband Lachlan Muir of Gore Bay Carolyn, husband Bryan Ostrowski of Midland and Catherine, husband Raouf Balbaa of Mississauga. Proud grandfather of Mark Toole, wife Denise,Jordan Toole, wife Debbie Dr. Leisha Ostrowski and husband Chris Gittens and Adam Balbaa and greatgrandchildren Mitchell , Katie, Carlie and Sydney. Friends called the Culgin Funeral Home on Thursday, November14, 2002. The funeral service was conducted in the Wm. G. Turner Chapel with Rev. Beth Topps officiating. Interment in Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge. Culgin Funeral Home.


Manitoulin Expositor November 20, 2002

Charles married Effie Isobel McQuarrie 8 Jul 1936. Effie was born 2 Mar 1914; died 10 Mar 2002, Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Manitolin District, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]