Bowman Brown Law
Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Bowman Brown Law (July 29, 1855 – February 3, 1916) was a Canadian politician.
Early life and education
Born in Douglas, Massachusetts, United States, the son of William and Mary Law, the father of Irish and the mother of American descent, Law was brought to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia by his parents when he was young.
Political career
A merchant, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Yarmouth in a 1902 by-election held on December 3, 1902 when the sitting MP, Thomas Barnard Flint, was appointed Clerk of the House of Commons. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904, 1908 and 1911.
Death
He died in the fire that destroyed the Parliament building in Ottawa on February 3, 1916.
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- 1855 births
- 1916 deaths
- People from Yarmouth County
- American emigrants to pre-Confederation Nova Scotia
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
- People from Douglas, Massachusetts
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada