James Bowman (surgeon)
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James Bowman (1784 – 23 August 1846) was an English-born Australian politician and surgeon.[1]
He was born at 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 was principal colonial surgeon from 1823 to 1828, when he became an inspector of colonial hospitals. From 1823 to 1825 he served in the New South Wales Legislative Council. Bowman died at Ravensworth in the Hunter Valley in 1846.[2]
References
- ^ Proust, A. J. (1 October 2003). A companion of the history of medicine in Australia, 1788-1939. A.J. Proust. p. 34. ISBN 9780646425924.
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