Laurence George Bowman
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Laurence George Bowman (16 March 1866 – 21 November 1950), was a British Liberal Party politician and headmaster.
He was born in Poland when it was part of Tsarist Russia, and brought to England in 1870.[1] He was educated at the Jews Free School[2] and University College, London[3] where he obtained BA (Hons in Mental and Moral Science), MA (Philosophy, etc.) and BSc; Teachers’ Diploma (University of London). He married, in 1893, Fanny Cohen. She died in 1942. They had one son who was killed in 1917 and one daughter, Ruth.[4]
Educational career
He was Assistant Master at Jews Free School, 1880–98, Vice-Master, 1898–1907 and Headmaster, 1908–30[5] after which he retired.[6] He was Chairman of the Education Committee of the Jewish Religious Education Board. Representative on the Appeal Tribunal of Unemployment Assistance Board. Vice-Chairman of Central School Employment Committee. He was a Member of various educational and political bodies. He was a Lecturer and Speaker on Educational and Political Subjects.[7]
