Baxter Bowman
Baxter Bowman (before 1814 – December 13, 1853) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada, who operated a gristmill and a number of sawmills on the du Lièvre.
Bowman was a lumber merchant based in Buckingham, Lower Canada who held cutting rights on the du Lièvre River and the upper Ottawa River. At one time, the legendary French-Canadian lumberjack Joseph Montferrand worked for Bowman on the upper Ottawa.[1] Bowman was a justice of the peace for the region and also served as a captain in the local militia. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Ottawa County from November 22, 1834 to March 27, 1838.[2]
He died in Buckingham in 1853 and was buried at Meredith, New Hampshire.
His sawmills on the Lièvre were later purchased by James Maclaren and others in 1864.[3] The municipality of Bowman on the du Lièvre River took its name from Baxter Bowman.[4]
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