James Bowman (surgeon)

James Bowman
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
1 December 1823 (1823-12-01) – 22 November 1825 (1825-11-22)
Appointed byGeorge IV
MonarchGeorge IV
GovernorSir Thomas Brisbane
Personal details
Born1784 (1784)
Carlisle, England
Died23 August 1846(1846-08-23) (aged 61–62)
Ravensworth, Colony of New South Wales

James Bowman (1784 – 23 August 1846) was an English-born Australian politician and surgeon.[1]

Bowman was born in Carlisle to Edward and Ann Bowman. He was a Royal Navy surgeon from 1807, having previously been an assistant surgeon, and served in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1816, he migrated to the colony of New South Wales, and in 1823 he married Mary Isabella Macarthur, daughter of John and Elizabeth Macarthur; they had five children. He served as one of the first five members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, established in 1823 by letters patent. He served concurrently as Principal Colonial Surgeon and then until 1 December 1828. Bowman died at Ravensworth in the Hunter Valley in 1846.[2]

  1. ^ Proust, A. J. (1 October 2003). A companion of the history of medicine in Australia, 1788-1939. A.J. Proust. p. 34. ISBN 9780646425924.
  2. ^ "Dr James Bowman (1784-1846)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.