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Samuel Bowden (poet)
Samuel Bowden ( fl. 1733-1761) was an English physician and poet Bowden, from Frome, Somerset, was the author of two volumes of poems published from 1733-5. From the ''Gentleman's Magazine'', to which he was an occasional contributor, it is deduced that he was living in 1761, while a passing mention of him in 1778 is in the past tense. The writer adds that he was a friend of Elizabeth Singer Rowe, poet, and belonged to the same communion. Bowden was therefore a nonconformist Nonconformity or nonconformism may refer to: Culture and society * Insubordination, the act of willfully disobeying an order of one's superior *Dissent, a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or entity ** ..., and may be a relative of the Rev. John Bowden who preached Mrs. Rowe's funeral sermon. References * ;Attribution Year of birth missing Year of death missing 18th-century English people 18th-century English medical doctors People from Frome 18th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Bowden (cricketer)
Samuel Bowden (29 September 1867 – 25 August 1945) was an Australian cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Queensland in 1893/94. Bowden began his cricket career in New South Wales playing for Ivanhoe and he went on to play for Balmain District for many years. In junior cricket he was called a "lady bowler" by teammates as he bowled "gentle slows" and he was also described as getting remarkable spin from leg and having a strong defence as a batsman. He moved to Queensland at some point where he played for the Graziers Club in Brisbane cricket and he represented the State in First-class cricket against New South Wales in 1894. In 1895 he visited Sydney and it was noted he had shaved his beard with a local paper speculating it was due to the hot weather in Brisbane. By 1899 Bowden had returned to Sydney where he was playing for South Sydney. In 1917, Bowden became honorary publicity organizer for the war chest fund, and he was still serving in the role as of 1919 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |