Sir Edgar Rennie Marshall BOWRING K.C.M.G. Kt. ^1206,3297

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Commercial Clerk, 1881, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ¹⁰⁵³

2. Residence: Terra Nova, Croxteth Drive, 1881, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. ¹⁰⁵³

3. Occupation: Director, Bowring Bros. Shipping Ltd. St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Between 1891 and 1918. ^2770,3297

4. Election: Legisltative Council of Newfoundland, Between 1897 and 1912, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³²⁹⁷

5. Arrival: On board PORTIA from St. John's en route to England, 2 Feb 1899, New York, New York, New York, United States Of America. ³³²⁷

6. Interesting: Sponsor of Bowring Park, 1911, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³²⁹⁷ In 1911, on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of Bowring Brothers in Newfoundland, he donated $50,000 to create a memento for the event. This eventually became Bowring Park, one of the loveliest and largest of the public parks of St. John's.]

7. Departure: On Board the SS VENTURA headed for London, 31 May 1913, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ⁷⁰¹³

8. Honours: Made a Knight, 1915, London, Greater London, England. ⁶³⁸

9. Arrival: On board the STEPHANO from St. John's en route to Montreal, 4 Sep 1916, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ³³²⁷

10. Occupation: High Commissioner of Newfoundland, Between 1918 and 1922, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³²⁹⁷

11. Arrival: On board ROSALIND from St. John's en route to NYC, 22 Sep 1919, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ³³²⁷

12. Arrival: On the ROSALIND from St. John's en route to NYC, 4 Oct 1920, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ³³²⁷

13. Honours: KCMG Kt, 4 Jun 1934, London, Greater London, England. ^3297,4752

14. Honours: Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG), 1935, London, Greater London, England. ²⁷⁷⁰

15. Probate: Registered in Llandudno for some reason, 26 Oct 1943, London, Greater London, England. ⁷⁰¹⁴

Edgar married Flora Le Messurier CLIFT, daughter of Hon. James Shannan CLIFT and Jane Sydney Shanks LE MESSURIER, on 11 Jan 1888 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^420,1206.^,3297 (Flora Le Messurier CLIFT was born on 9 Oct 1854 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸¹⁷, christened on 12 Nov 1854 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁰⁸ and died on 21 Jun 1939 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁰⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Minister/Priest: Ambrose Heygate; Anglican Cathedral, 11 Jan 1888, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴²⁰

2. Witnesses: Eliza G. Cliff, Henry Dunfield, 11 Jan 1888, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^508,1600