Martin Elliott "Sam" Sowden (January 21, 1887 – February 10, 1962) was a Canadian banker and politician. He was born in Ontario but moved to North Vancouver in 1927 where he worked at the

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at 92 Lonsdale, becoming the manager in 1929. When the

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was in receivership, he was appointed as the Commissioner from 1945-1951. He then served as the Reeve (Mayor) of the District of North Vancouver in 1951 and 1952. He served in the

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from 1952 to 1953 from the electoral district of North Vancouver, a member of the

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. His first wife was Rita Winnifred Sowden who died in 1952. His second wife was Beatrice Elliott (Sowden). He and Rita had a son named Robert Elliott Sowden and a daughter named Joan Winnifred Sowden.

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