Edward LeRoy Bowerman

Edward LeRoy Bowerman
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Prince Albert
In office 1944 – 1949
Preceded by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Succeeded by	Francis Heselton Helme
Majority	Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation
Personal details
Born	June 2, 1892 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	February 17, 1977 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Spouse(s)	Laura Rosalee Anderson
Residence	Shelllbrook, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation	farmer
Website	Edward LeRoy Bowerman - Parliament of Canada biography

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.