William Bowman (c. 1811 – 29 May 1894) was an Australian pioneer farmer, grazier, flour miller and merchant on the Finniss River near Middleton, South Australia.
[1] William Bowman arrived in South Australia in 1839, and began farming with Thomas Hogarth at Black Forest.
He was an early adopter of the Ridley reaper, and spent much time and money in perfecting the reaper-winnower.
He was proprietor of the Middleton flour mills, which he operated in partnership with Arthur Richman Addison for many years.
(ca.1818 – 23 July 1896) married Hellen Smart (ca.1836 – 3 December 1859; died of TB) on 15 September 1857.