William Bowie (merchant)
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William Bowie (merchant)
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William Bowie (1762-1819) was a prominent merchant of Halifax, Nova Scotia who was killed in the last fatal duel on record in Nova Scotia. At age 20, William Bowie arrived in Nova Scotia in 1782 from Stirling, Scotland, the son of Alexander Bowie and Janet Murdoch. He became president of the North British Society. Under the mentorship of Alexander Brymer, Bowie founded the firm Bowie & DeBlois and in a few years amassed a fortune and Bowie became a leading citizen in Halifax.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bowie_(merchant)
date created:
2017-05-26T09:57:42Z
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2024-09-02T03:19:31Z
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