Stock broker.
Born at Montreal, Quebec on 4 August 1884, son of Robert and Elizabeth Cowans, he was educated at high school then, in 1901, began working as a clerk at Greenshields Limited at Montreal. He came to Winnipeg in 1910 as a partner in the firm of McDougall & Cowans located at 438 Main Street, Winnipeg.
In 1910, he married Doris Forsyth Allan (1888-1920) at Montreal and they had three children: Charlotte Barbara Cowans (1912-1917), Hugh Allan Cowans (1916-1995), and Russell Cowans (1917-1991). The family lived at 260 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg. He was a member of the Manitoba Club, St. James Club (Montreal), and Presbyterian church. He died in September 1959 and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery at Outremond, Quebec.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
Obituary [Doris Forsyth Allan Cowans], Montreal Gazette, 25 February 1920, page 4.
Obituary, Montreal Gazette, 3 September 1959, page 37.
Obituary [Charlotte Barbara Cowans Rea], Montreal Gazette, 26 May 1971, page 45.
Obituary [Russell Cowans], Montreal Gazette, 4 May 1991, page 87.
Obituary [Hugh Allan Cowans], Montreal Gazette, 3 June 1995, page 60.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 July 2024
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