William Bowman, London, Ontario
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Head and shoulders portrait of William Bowman.
- Notes
- William Bowman, born March 20, 1820 in Liverpool, England, died August 6, 1909 in Port Stanley, Ontario. He came to Canada in 1853 to become mechanical superintendent of the Great Western Railway then under construction from Windsor to Niagara Falls. In 1855 he was appointed superintendent of the London and Port Stanley Railway, retiring in 1875. As an alderman, he served for a time as chairman of finance for city council. (Source: "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online". More details of his business career and other involvements can be found in this source.)A photograph of Bowman and Co. Coal and Wood Yard, as well as a portrait of his son James H. Bowman, can be found in this digital image gallery.
A guess has been made that this photograph was taken ca. 1875-1885.
For many years he lived at 579 Dundas Street. The map shows the approximate location where his home once stood.
- Inscriptions
- Reverse (printed in pencil) - William Bowman Railway Superintendent
- Date of Original
- ca. 1875-1885
- Dimensions
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Width: 10 cm
Height: 14.7 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 9.8cm
Image Height: 13.8cm
- Local identifier
- 32104033414394
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.9883065960161 Longitude: -81.232730956208
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Ivey Family London Room, London Public Library, London, Ontario, Canada
- Reproduction Notes
- London Room Photograph Archives - PG E313
- Contact
- London Public LibraryEmail:research.request@lpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:251 Dundas Street
London, ON N6A 6H9
