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Laurence George Bowman
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Laurence George Bowman (16 March 1866 – 21 November 1950), was a British Liberal Party politician and headmaster.

Background

He was born in Russian Poland and brought to England in 1870. He was educated at the Jews Free School and University College, London 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.

Educational career

He was Assistant Master at Jews Free School, 1880–98, Vice-Master, 1898–1907 and Headmaster, 1908–30 after which he retired. 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.

Political career

He was a supporter of free trade, land value taxation, co-partnership in industry with profit sharing. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the London Liberal Federation. He was Liberal candidate for the St Pancras South East Division at the 1935 General Election. The constituency was not a good prospect for the Liberal Party as they came a poor third the last time they stood a candidate in 1929.

St Pancras South East in the County of London, showing boundaries used 1918-1950
General Election 14 November 1935: St Pancras South East Electorate 38,914
PartyCandidateVotes%±
ConservativeSir Alfred Lane Beit11,97651.0
LabourDr Santo Wayburn Jeger10,34044.0
LiberalLaurence George Bowman1,1815.0
Majority1,6367.0
Turnout23,49760.4

He was re-adopted by local Liberal Association and continued as prospective parliamentary candidate until the outbreak of war By the time of the next General Election in 1945, he had been replaced as candidate and did not stand for parliament again. He was President of South Hendon Division Liberal Association.

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