Edward LeRoy Bowerman
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Edward LeRoy Bowerman
Edward LeRoy Bowerman (born June 2, 1892 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
-died February 17, 1977, in Prince Albert, SK, was a Canadian politician
and farmer
. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
in the federal election, 1944 election as a Member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
for the electoral district of Prince Albert
by defeating then Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
in a huge upset, the last of three times that King was defeated in Canadian politics. Bowerman was defeated in the 1949
election. In honor of Bowerman's tireless service to the provincial government of Saskatchewan, the Parliament named a lake after him in the northern part of the province in 1972.
Bowerman's son, George Reginald Anderson (Ted) Bowerman, was an MLA for Shellbrook from 1967-1982 and member of Premier Allan Blakeney's cabinet from 1971-1982, holding various ministerial positions during the period. Ted was born on the family farm in Shellbrook, SK, in 1930, and died in a car accident on December 20, 2007.
Edward LeRoy Bowerman (born June 2, 1892 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-died February 17, 1977, in Prince Albert, SK, was a Canadian politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the federal election, 1944 election as a Member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
for the electoral district of Prince Albert
Prince Albert (electoral district)
Prince Albert is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997.-Geography:...
by defeating then Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...
in a huge upset, the last of three times that King was defeated in Canadian politics. Bowerman was defeated in the 1949
Canadian federal election, 1949
The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...
election. In honor of Bowerman's tireless service to the provincial government of Saskatchewan, the Parliament named a lake after him in the northern part of the province in 1972.
Bowerman's son, George Reginald Anderson (Ted) Bowerman, was an MLA for Shellbrook from 1967-1982 and member of Premier Allan Blakeney's cabinet from 1971-1982, holding various ministerial positions during the period. Ted was born on the family farm in Shellbrook, SK, in 1930, and died in a car accident on December 20, 2007.