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About William Bowie
William Bowie (1783-1819) was a prominent merchant of Halifax, Nova Scotia who was killed in the last fatal duel on record in Nova Scotia. 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.
Everything about William Bowie →- Occupation
- merchant
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Born
- 1783
- Died
- July 1819