Facts: - death place: riccarton , christchurch , new zealand - caption: charles christopher bowen - order: 13th speaker of the legislative council - successor: charles john johnston - party: independent - death date: 12 december 1917 - predecessor: richard reeves - term end: 4 july 1915 - term start: 30 june 1905 - birth date: 29 august 1830 - name: charles christopher bowen - image: charles christopher bowen.jpg - birth place: county mayo , ireland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of charles bowen -lrb- new zealand politician -rrb- .
The answer to this question is:
sir charles christopher bowen kb .kcmg .-lrb- 29 august 1830 -- 12 december 1917 -rrb- was a new zealand politician .