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Sir Alfred Sandlings Cowley (24 April 1848 – 1 December 1926)〔 〕 was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. ==Early life== Cowley was born in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, the son of Isaac Cowley and Charlotte his wife. When still a boy he accompanied his parents to Natal, South Africa.〔 He served an apprenticeship to the building and engineering trade, making the erection of sugar machinery a speciality; but he subsequently became an agriculturist, and was for three years engaged in cultivating sugar and coffee. Early in 1871 Cowley left Natal for the Australian colonies, and was a resident of New South Wales for over two years, part of which time he was in charge of a central sugar-mill on the Macleay River.〔 Cowley resided in the Maryborough district of Queensland for three years, during which time he was engaged in the cultivation and manufacture of sugar. After that Cowley settled in the Lower Herbert district, and was actively employed in the sugar industry.〔 Cowley was married at Pietermaritzburg, Natal, on 24 July 1880, to Miss Marie Campbell. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfred Cowley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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