William Vowles
William John Vowles (22 April 1876 – 21 August 1943)[1] was a solicitor and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.He started his legal career as an articled clerk with J.B. McGregor in Brisbane and, after being admitted to the bar, he moved to Dalby in 1899, where he set up his own practice.He was interested in the public affairs of Dalby and was a member of several clubs and was also on the hospitals' board for forty years.He had been in failing health for the last two years of his life and in 1943, he suffered a severe heart attack the night before he died.He resigned from the council when he became opposition leader in the state parliament, but he resumed as an alderman after he lost his seat after in 1926.