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1892-1921 (Authorship)
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2 cm of textual records
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David Shannon Bowlby was a Canadian lawyer and former Crown Attorney for Waterloo County. Bowlby was born in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario January 24, 1874. His father, David Sovereign, was a prominent physician and surgeon. Bowlby attended the University of Toronto graduating with a B.A. in 1895, and an LL.B. in 1896. He was called to the bar in 1898 and practiced law in Ontario and Saskatchewan for several years before being appointed Crown Attorney for Waterloo County in 1917. He took over the role following the death of his uncle Ward H. Bowlby. His nephew, W. P. Clement, took over as Crown Attorney in 1934, after which time Bowlby continued practicing law locally. Outside of his professional duties, Bowlby was an avid golfer and a member of St. John's Anglican Church. He married Lillian Barnes in 1904 and together they raised two children. Bowlby died at his home of a heart attack on October 11, 1938.
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Fonds consists of 28 items of correspondence predominantly written during 1893 to David Shannon Bowlby from his family in Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario while Bowlby was a student at the University of Toronto. Most of the letters are casual in nature providing updates about happenings in Berlin, including church sermons and social engagements.
The majority of the letters are authored by Bowlby's mother Martha Esther, with additional letters from friends, including Albert Liborius Breithaupt, and family, including father David Sovereign. Also in the file is one letter from Bowlby on personalized letterhead.
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Received in 1977 from Mr. E. Phelps, Regional Collection, University of Western Ontario.
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See "Bowlby Family Papers" by Susan Bellingham [Mavor] in Waterloo Historical Society (v. 64) 1976, pp. 70-73 for more information about these letters.
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- University of Toronto (Subject)
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Revised and expanded April 2026 by DR.
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