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Bowser served as Attorney-General in the Cabinet of Sir Richard McBride from 1907 until 1915 , when he succeeded McBride as Premier . The Conservative party was deeply divided and unpopular and the change in leadership did not improve matters. Accusations of corruption and "machine politics" were rife. The Conservatives also neglected to address popular demands for Women's Suffrage and Prohibition . Bowser's government was defeated in the 1916 Election , losing to Liberal leader Harlan Carey Brewster, who two years later was succeeded by the more memorable John Oliver . Bowser continued as Leader Of The Opposition until he lost his seat in the 1924 Election . He returned to politics in the 1933 Election to lead a Non-partisan group of candidates, but died during the election campaign. A river, a lake and locality in the North Coast area, between the Nass Valley and Stewart, B.C., are named for Bowser.
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