Bowyer Island is a small island in Howe Sound

Howe Sound

Howe Sound is a roughly triangular sound, actually a network of fjords situated immediately northwest of Vancouver.-Geography:Howe Sound's mouth at the Strait of Georgia is situated between West Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. The sound is triangular shaped, open on its southeast towards the...

. It is located east of Bowen Island

Bowen Island

Bowen Island, British Columbia, is an island municipality in Howe Sound, is part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and is an island included within the jurisdiction of the Islands Trust . Approximately 6 km wide by 12 km long, the island at its closest point is about 2 km...

. BC Liberal politician, formerly Attorney-General of British Columbia, Geoff Plant

Geoff Plant

Geoff Plant, QC is a British Columbia lawyer and retired politician known for his interest in citizen's legal and electoral rights and aboriginal rights....

 is a seasonal resident.

Bowyer Island was named by Capt. George Henry Richards of the HMS Plumper

HMS Plumper

HMS Plumper was an 8-gun wooden screw sloop of the Royal Navy, the fifth and last ship to bear the name. Launched in 1848, she served three commissions, firstly on the West Indies and North American Station, then on the West Africa Station and finally in the Pacific Station...

 between 1857-1861, after Rear-Admiral George Bowyer

Sir George Bowyer, 5th Baronet

Admiral Sir George Bowyer, 5th and 1st Baronet was a British naval officer and politician.Bowyer was the third son of Sir William Bowyer, 4th Baronet and born in Denham, Buckinghamshire...

, (1740-1800), commander of the HMS Barfleur

HMS Barfleur

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barfleur after the Battle of Barfleur: was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1697, rebuilt in 1716 with 80 guns, and hulked in 1764. She was broken up in 1783. was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1768, and later...

 during the Glorious First of June (all the names used in Howe Sound are in honour of the battle of the Glorious First of June

Glorious First of June

The Glorious First of June [Note A] of 1794 was the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars...

).