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Thomas Adolphus Bowden
Thomas Adolphus Bowden (26 July 1824 – 24 June 1906) was an English-born New Zealand Anglican clergyman, farmer, teacher and educationalist. He was born in London on 26 July 1824.
candidate to replace Thomas Paterson in the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gippsland.
Federal politics.
With Paterson's support, Bowden won Gippsland in 1943 by a narrow majority, and held it until his retirement in 1961, during which time the seat returned to a safe Country Party stronghold. Although never entering the cabinet, Bowden was chairman of committees 1959-61.
Bowden never married, and his health deteriorated in his later years, largely due to his war wounds. Cared for by his sister, he