Leonard Stowe

Leonard Stowe CMG (1837-1920) was a New Zealand politician and inventor. He was Clerk of the Legislative Council and Clerk of Parliament.[1][2]

Stowe was born in 1837 in Buckinghamshire, the son of William Stowe (1791-1860).[1] The scholar and journalist William Henry Stowe was his brother.[3]

On 31 May 1871, he married Jane Greenwood at Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson.[4] Stowe died in 1920. He was buried in the Bolton Street Cemetery.[1]

His daughter Emily Muriel Lysaght was the mother of Averil Lysaght and Muriel Mary Lysaght.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Stowe, Leonard, 1837-1920". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  2. "Mr. Leonard Stowe | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. "Leonard Stowe – Computer Timeline". Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  4. "Marriage". Nelson Evening Mail. 1 June 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. "Lysaght, Emily Muriel, 1875-1971". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  6. Thomson, A. D. "Story: Lysaght, Averil Margaret". Te Ara. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. "Watt, Muriel Mary, 1917-2005". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-14.


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