Richard Pinch Bowles (17 August 1864 – 16 June 1960) was a Canadian Methodist minister and university administrator in Ontario, Canada.

The Reverend
Richard Pinch Bowles
Born(1864-08-17)August 17, 1864
Peel County, Ontario, Canada
Died16 June 1960(1960-06-16) (aged 95)
Ontario, Canada
EducationB.A., Victoria University, 1885
M.A., Victoria University,
D. D., Victoria University

Son of George Bowles and Elizabeth Unett (Pinch) Bowles, he was Reverend of Grace Church, Winnipeg and of Sherbourne Street Methodist Church in Toronto, before becoming Professor of Homiletics (1905-1913) at Victoria University in the University of Toronto.[1] Bowles later held the position of President and Chancellor at Victoria University (1913-1930).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sissons, C. B. (1952). A History of Victoria University. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
  2. ^ "Richard Pinch Bowles fonds (F2060) | Victoria University Archives". library.vicu.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-20.