 1821 - 1899 (77 years)
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| Name |
George Ferguson BOWEN |
| Prefix |
Sir |
| Suffix |
,,G.C.M.G.1st Governor of Queensland. |
| Born |
2 Nov 1821 |
County Donegal, Northern Ireland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
21 Feb 1899 |
Brighton, Sussex, England |
| Buried |
25 Feb 1899 |
Cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London, England |
| Person ID |
I9875 |
Kirkpatrick Family |
| Last Modified |
15 Nov 2014 |
| Father |
Rev Edward BOWEN, ,Rector of Taughboyne Church,County Donegal., b. 1779, d. 18 Aug 1867, "Bogay House", County Donegal, Ireland (Age 88 years) |
| Mother |
Jane MOORE, b. Abt 1799, d. 6 Mar 1864 (Age ~ 65 years) |
| Married |
22 Jan 1821 |
All Saints Church, Newtoncunningham, Donegal, Ireland |
- Edward and Jane also had a third born , (a son also named Edward),who died on 4th October 1825. and a daughter ,their fifth born child, (Maria Delitia) ,who died 27th December 1827.
Ref:PRONI Wills Index
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| Family ID |
F3823 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Countess Diamantina ROMA, ,daughter of Conte Giorgio-Candiano Roma, b. 1833, Zante, Greece , d. 17 Nov 1893, Cadogan Square, London (Age 60 years) |
| Married |
28 Apr 1856 |
the chapel of the Palace of St Michael and St George in Corfu in the Ionian Islands |
- George and Diamantina's first child ,a son , who died at just twelve days old, was born in the Ionian Islands
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| Children |
| | 1. Adelaide Diamantina(Nina) BOWEN, b. 17 Aug 1858, Corfu, The Ionian Islands, Greece , d. 1931, St George Hanover Square, London, England (Age 72 years) |
| | 2. Zoe Caroline BOWEN, b. 28 Aug 1860, Adelaide House (the temporary Government House), Brisbane, Queensland , d. 1938 (Age 77 years) |
| | 3. Agnes Herbert BOWEN, b. 26 Jul 1862, Old Government House, Brisbane, Queensland , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. George William Howard BOWEN, b. 9 Apr 1864, Old Government House, Brisbane, Queensland , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Alfreda Ernestina Albertina BOWEN, b. 10 Apr 1869, Government House, Aukland, New Zealand , d. 3 May 1939, Cadogan Square, Chelsea, London, England (Age 70 years) |
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| Last Modified |
15 Nov 2014 |
| Family ID |
F3824 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Letitia Florence WHITE, ,widowed daughter of Dr Thomas Luby, b. 1852, Ireland , d. 10 Jun 1916, Brighton, Sussex, England (Age 64 years) |
| Married |
17 Oct 1896 |
Holy Trinity, Chelsea, UK |
- Letitia is described as a widow on the marriage certificate ,aged 44 years.She was the widow of Henry White, whom she married in 1878.
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| Last Modified |
10 Oct 2013 |
| Family ID |
F3825 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- The town of Bowen in Queensland was named after Sir George.
Sir George Ferguson Bowen, unlike previous Australian military and naval governors, was trained in law, classics and administration. A noted intellectual and author, Bowen later became Fellow of Brasenose College in Oxford prior to a career as Queensland's first Governor.
During 1847 and 1851, Bowen worked as the political secretary to the government of the Ionian Islands where he married Countess Diamantina Roma, daughter of Count Candiano di Roma, President of the Senate.
A strong supporter of Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, Bowen was appointed Governor of the newly separated colony of Queensland, arriving on 10 December 1859. Since Queensland did not have a substantive government at the time, Bowen ruled with Colonial Secretary, R. G. W. Herbert who later became Queensland's first Premier in 1860.
In March 1873 Bowen was transferred to Victoria (Australia) as Governor of Victoria,and later arrived in Mauritius ( 4 April 1879) to serve as 13th Governor of the colony until 9 December 1880. On 30 March 1883, Bowen became Governor of Hong Kong .In 1887 he resigned his post,due to failing health.
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