Early Life
John Campbell Bowen was born in Metcalfe, Ontario on October 3, 1872. He was the son of Peter Bowen and Margaret Poaps, and grew up in Ottawa.
He took his post secondary education at Brandon Baptist College where he earned a degree in theology and also at McMaster University. After University he moved west to Dauphin, Manitoba to become the pastor of the Baptist church in that town. He married his wife Edith Oliver on October 25, 1906.
Bowen moved to Edmonton, Alberta with his family in 1912 to become pastor of Strathcona Baptist Church. He also got into the insurance business.
Bowen joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I serving as a military Chaplain. He gained an interest in politics running for municipal office in 1919.
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