David Bowman (Australian politician)

David Bowman was a Labor politician in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and Queensland Leader of the Opposition from 1908 to 1912.

Bowman was born in Bendigo, Victoria onAugust 1860. He was son of Archibald Bowman, a miner and Isabella Bowman both of whom were born in Scotland. Trained as a bootmaker in Victoria, Bowman moved north to Queensland in 1888. The following year, Bowman became the president of the Brisbane District Council of the Australian Labour Federation . In 1891, as an employee of the ALF, Bowman was responsible for organizing shearers and bushworkers during the pastoral strike. In 1892, he was elected as vicepresident and the following year he became the president of the ALF.

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