Fred Wellington Bowen
Canadian politician
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Fred Wellington Bowen (May 23, 1877 in Newcastle, Ontario, Canada – July 7, 1949) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1921 as a Member of the historical Conservative Party to represent the riding of Durham. He was re-elected in the elections of 1925, 1926, 1930 but defeated in 1935. Prior to his federal career, he was reeve and councillor of Clarke Township, Ontario.
Preceded byNewton Rowell
Succeeded byWilbert Franklin Rickard
BornMay 23, 1877
Newcastle, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 7, 1949 (aged 72)
Fred Wellington Bowen | |
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Bowen, c. 1930 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Durham | |
| In office 1921–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Newton Rowell |
| Succeeded by | Wilbert Franklin Rickard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1877 Newcastle, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 7, 1949 (aged 72) |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Occupation | farmer |
Electoral record
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Liberal | Wilbert Frank Rickard | 6,649 | 48.00 | +4.66 | ||||
| Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 6,176 | 44.58 | -12.08 | ||||
| Reconstruction | R. Rufus Choate Macknight | 531 | 3.83 | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Sharpe Staples | 497 | 3.59 | |||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 6,827 | 56.67 | +0.23 | ||||
| Liberal | Montague John Holman | 5,221 | 43.33 | |||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 6,508 | 56.43 | +2.82 | ||||
| Liberal–Progressive | Melville Howden Staples | 5,024 | 43.57 | |||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 7,020 | 53.61 | +12.71 | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Vincent Massey | 6,074 | 46.39 | +5.48 | ||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Conservative | Fred Wellington Bowen | 5,106 | 40.90 | -39.93 | ||||
| Progressive | Thomas Albert Victor Reid | 3,936 | 31.53 | |||||
| Liberal | William Thomas Roche Preston | 3,441 | 27.57 | +8.40 | ||||
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