James Henry Bowman,

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, JP (died 6 November 1940) was a local politician from the English county of

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who served as Vice-Chairman of

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Life

James Henry Bowman was the third son of Edward Bowman. He was a member of the building and contractors company Messrs. Bowman and Sons."Stamford's loss: death of Alderman J. H. Bowman", ''Nottingham Evening Post'', 7 November 1940, p. 5 Bowman was elected to Stamford Town Council in 1911 and elevated to

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in 1926. He was a long-serving chairman of the Town Council's Finance Committee and was

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of Stamford in 1926, 1927 and 1928."Loss of Public Life in Kesteven: Death of Ald. J. H. Bowman", ''Lincolnshire Echo'', 8 November 1940, p. 3 Bowman was also elected to

in 1917 and was made an alderman in 1931. In 1937, he was appointed its Vice-Chairman and served until his death. He was also chairman of its Education Committee and in 1938 was President of the East Midlands Educational Union."Election of new vice-chairman", ''Lincolnshire Echo'', 5 May 1937, p. 1; he succeeded W. V. R. King-Fane as vice-chairman, who resigned; Alderman F. J. Jenkinson was also proposed as vice-chair, but Bowman was elected by 36 to 23. During the

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, Bowman was a food officer and in

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, he was a distribution officer for the

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and a director of transport for the North Midland Division; he was appointed a Member of the

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in recognition of this service. In 1926 he was also appointed a

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for

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and three years later was made a magistrate for Stamford. He was a

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and chaired the Rutland and Stamford Divisional Liberal Association. Bowman died on 6 November 1940, aged 66.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowman, JH 1940 deaths English justices of the peace Members of the Order of the British Empire People from Stamford, Lincolnshire Councillors in Lincolnshire Mayors of places in Lincolnshire Members of Kesteven County Council 1870s births