James Cowan^[1]

1870 - 1943  (73 years)

• Name	James Cowan
  Born	14 Apr 1870
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1887–1940
  	journalist, writer and historian
  _FSFTID	LCWV-WSH
  _UID	518E516B92E34551B201DB68A493871A7495
  Died	6 Sep 1943	Otaki Beach, New Zealand
  	Address: the hospital
  Person ID	I503	Treefive
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	William Andrew Cowan,   b. Abt 1834,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane Qualtrough,   b. 1838, Arbory, Rushen, Isle of Man ,   d. 1918, Auckland, New Zealand  (Age 80 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1866	Auckland, New Zealand   [2]
  	Address: Parnell
  Family ID	F139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eunice Lililia Nicholas,   b. Abt 1874,   d. 1909  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Married	25 Jul 1894	Auckland, New Zealand
  Family ID	F140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eileen Constance Stowell,   b. Abt 1896,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Sep 1913
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		00043 W.A. Cowan and family abt 1900
  		00690 James Cowan 1929

  
  

• Notes

  James was a well-known New Zealand historian. James and Eunice had no children. A symposium was held at the National Library in Wellington on 21 Feb 2014 to discuss the life and work of James Cowan. It was entitled "Cultural Go-Between, Colonial Man: New Perspectives on James Cowan" and brought together academics and others with an interest in his life, plus 4 representatives of the family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S894] Biography Cowan, James. [S509] MAR072 Marriage Cowan, Wm A. and Qualtrough, Elizabeth Jane.