John C. Bowen

John C. Bowen
6th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
In office
March 23, 1937 – February 1, 1950
MonarchGeorge VI
Governors GeneralThe Lord Tweedsmuir
The Earl of Athlone
The Viscount Alexander of Tunis
PremierWilliam Aberhart
Ernest Manning
Preceded byPhilip Primrose
Succeeded byJohn J. Bowlen
Alberta Official Opposition Leader
In office
March 15, 1926 – June 28, 1926
Preceded byCharles Mitchell
Succeeded byVacant until James Walker (1941)
Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party
In office
March 15, 1926 – June 28, 1926
Preceded byCharles Mitchell
Succeeded byJoseph Shaw
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
July 18, 1921 – June 28, 1926
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byDavid Duggan
Charles Gibbs
John Lymburn
Warren Prevey
Charles Weaver
ConstituencyEdmonton
City of Edmonton Alderman
In office
December 8, 1919 – December 12, 1921
In office
December 12, 1927 – December 10, 1928
Personal details
Born
John Campbell Bowen

(1872-10-03)October 3, 1872
Metcalfe, Ontario
DiedJanuary 2, 1957(1957-01-02) (aged 84)
Edmonton, Alberta
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Edith Oliver
(m. 1906)
Children2
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
Alma materMcMaster University
OccupationClergyman, Insurance broker, politician
Military service
AllegianceCanada
Branch/serviceCanadian Expeditionary Force
Years of service1915–1918
RankCaptain
UnitChaplain
Battles/warsWorld War I

John Campbell Bowen (October 3, 1872 – January 2, 1957) was a clergyman, insurance broker and long serving politician. He served as an alderman in the City of Edmonton and went on to serve as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1926, sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition. He also briefly led the provincial Liberal party in 1926.

Bowen was appointed as the sixth and longest-serving lieutenant governor of Alberta. He served that post from 1937 to 1950.