John Bowack
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John Bowack (fl. 1737) was a British topographer, for many years a writing-master at Westminster School.
In 1705–6, when living in Church Lane,
; but from want of encouragement Bowack proceeded no further.A specimen of his skill in
Lord Oxford in December 1712, with a letter, wherein the author expresses the hope that his little work may find a place in his lordship's library. Bowack was appointed in July 1732 clerk to the commissioners of the turnpike roads, and in 1737 assistant-secretary to the Westminster Bridge
commissioners, with a salary of £100 a year. The date of his death appears to be unknown.
References
. Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.