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George E Bowden

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Preceded by
  
Harry Libbey

Role
  
U.S. representative

Political party
  
Republican

Party
  
Republican Party


Profession
  
lawyer

Succeeded by
  
John W. Lawson

Name
  
George Bowden

Resigned
  
March 3, 1891

George E. Bowden

Born
  
July 6, 1852 Williamsburg, Virginia (
1852-07-06
)

Died
  
January 22, 1908, Norfolk, Virginia, United States

George Edwin Bowden (July 6, 1852 – January 22, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, nephew of Lemuel Jackson Bowden.

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Biography

Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, Bowden attended a private school. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar but never practiced. He engaged in banking. He served as collector of customs for the port of Norfolk from September 1879 until May 1885.

Bowden was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. He served as again collector of customs for the port of Norfolk. He served as clerk of the United States Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from March 10, 1899, until his death in Norfolk, Virginia, January 22, 1908. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.

Elections

  • 1886; Bowden was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives defeating Democrat Marshall Parks, winning 60.72% of the vote.
  • 1888; Bowden was re-elected defeating Democrat Richard C. Marshall and Independent Republican Andrew Williams, winning 58.69% of the vote.
  • 1890; Bowden lost his re-election bid to Democrat John William Lawson.
  • References

    George E. Bowden Wikipedia