James Cowan (South Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Cowan (South Australian politician)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1848

Place of Birth: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1890

Profession: politician, miller

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James Cowan (21 April 1848 – 21 July 1890), flour miller and investor, had been a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the Yatala for only 2 months when he was killed in an accident at a railway crossing.
Cowan was an early investor in Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd.
The property associated with Erindale, Cowan's residence at Burnside, was sub-divided after his death into a new suburb which was also named Erindale.