James Blowey

Infobox Politician (general)
name= James T. Blowey


imagesize=300
title= Alderman on the Edmonton Town Council
term_start= 1900
term_end= 1901
birth_date= 1852
birth_place= England
death_date= August 1, 1934
death_place= Vancouver, British Columbia

James T. Blowey (born 1852, died August 1, 1934) was a politician and municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.

Biography

Blowey was born in 1852 in England. When he was a child, his family immigrated to Canada and settled in Ontario. In 1878, Blowey moved to Old Nelson, Manitoba, and relocated to Edmonton in 1893.

In Edmonton, he started a furniture business. In 1900, he was appointed to the Edmonton Town Council to replace Colin Strang, who had resigned. He did not seek re-election at the conclusion of his term in 1901.

In 1906, he partnered with William Thomas Henry to form Blowey-Henry Ltd., furniture dealers. In 1915 Henry bought out Blowey, and the latter retired to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he died August 1, 1934. He was survived by two sons, Harry and Fresno.

James Blowey was a charter member of the Edmonton Club and the Edmonton Golf and Country Club, and was a long time member of the Edmonton Board of Trade (now called the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce).

References

* [http://www.epl.ca/Elections/results/EPLBiographiesLetter.cfm?id=B Edmonton Public Library James Blowey]
* [http://www.edmonton.ca/CityGov/ElectionHistory/Members%20of%20Council%20Biographies.doc City of Edmonton biography of James Blowey]