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BOWIE (Soundex B000) — See also ABAWI, BAWO, BOEWE, BOWE, COWIE, HOWIE, HOWIESON, JACOBOWITZ, LEBOWITZ, LEIBOWITZ, LIEBOWITZ, NOWIE, POWIERSKI.

  BOWIE: See also Jerilyn Bowie-Hill — George Franklin Haley — Allen Bowie Howard — Allan Bowie Magruder — C. Bowie Rose — G. Bowie Smith — Ralph Waverly Wallace
  Bowie, C. C. — of San Benito, Cameron County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Bowie, George W. — of Des Moines County, Iowa. Delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Des Moines County, 1846. Burial location unknown.
  Bowie, George W. — of Colusa County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 13th District, 1854-55; American candidate for Governor of California, 1857. Burial location unknown.
  Bowie, Jim — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988. Still living as of 1988.
  Bowie, John — of Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Md. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Bowie, John H. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1848. Burial location unknown.
  Bowie, Oden (1826-1894) — of Maryland. Born in Prince George's County, Md., November 10, 1826. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1849; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1864; member of Maryland state senate, 1867; Governor of Maryland, 1869-72. Episcopalian. Died in Prince George's County, Md., December 4, 1894 (age 68 years, 24 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Bowie, Pearl A. — of Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Cumberland County, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
  Bowie, Richard Johns (1807-1881) — also known as Richard J. Bowie — of Rockville, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., June 23, 1807. Whig. Member of Maryland state senate, 1836-37; delegate to Whig National Convention from Maryland, 1839 (speaker); U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1849-53; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1853; state court judge in Maryland, 1861-81. Died near Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., March 12, 1881 (age 73 years, 262 days). Interment at Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Bowie, Robert (1750-1818) — of Maryland. Born in Prince George's County, Md., 1750. Son of Capt. William Bowie and Margaret (Sprigg) Bowie. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1785-90, 1801-03; state court judge in Maryland, 1790-96; Governor of Maryland, 1803-06, 1811-12; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1808; member of Maryland state senate, 1809-10. Episcopalian. Died in Prince George's County, Md., January 8, 1818 (age about 67 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Capt. William Bowie and Margaret (Sprigg) Bowie; brother of Walter Bowie; married 1770 to Priscilla Mackall (1758-1823; sister of Benjamin Mackall IV and Thomas Mackall; who married Reverdy Johnson); grandfather of Thomas Fielder Bowie. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Bowie, Robert — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Republican. Mayor of Morgantown, W.Va., 1945, 1951. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Bowie, Robert W. — of Nottingham, Prince George's County, Md. Whig. Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1820; delegate to Whig National Convention from Maryland, 1839 (member, Balloting Committee). Burial location unknown.
  Bowie, Sean — of Chandler, Maricopa County, Ariz. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Bowie, Stuart S. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Bowie, Sydney Johnston (1865-1928) — also known as Sydney J. Bowie — of Talladega, Talladega County, Ala.; Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Talladega, Talladega County, Ala., July 26, 1865. Son of Andrew W. Bowie and Nannie McHenry (Bowdon) Bowie. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1894-1900; chair of Talladega County Democratic Party, 1896-99; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920; automobile dealer; director, First National Bank of Talladega; American Trust and Savings Bank; Industrial Savings Bank. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., May 7, 1928 (age 62 years, 286 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
  Relatives: Nephew of Franklin Welsh Bowdon; son of Andrew W. Bowie and Nannie McHenry (Bowdon) Bowie; married, April 29, 1891, to Annie Foster Etheridge.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Bowie, Thomas C. (b. 1876) — of Jefferson, Ashe County, N.C. Born in Louisiana, July 27, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1904; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Ashe County, 1909, 1913. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Bowie, Thomas Fielder (1808-1869) — of Maryland. Born in Prince George's County, Md., April 7, 1808. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1837-38, 1845; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1843; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1852; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1855-59. Died in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Md., October 31, 1869 (age 61 years, 207 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
  Relatives: Grandnephew of Benjamin Mackall IV, Walter Bowie and Thomas Mackall; grandson of Robert Bowie; brother of Mary Mackall Bowie (who married Reverdy Johnson). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Bowie, Walter (1748-1810) — of Maryland. Born in Prince George's County, Md., 1748. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1777-97; state court judge in Maryland, 1791-92; member of Maryland state senate, 1801-02; U.S. Representative from Maryland at-large, 1802-05. Episcopalian. Died in Prince George's County, Md., November 9, 1810 (age about 62 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
  Relatives: Brother of Robert Bowie; granduncle of Mary Mackall Bowie (who married Reverdy Johnson) and Thomas Fielder Bowie. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Bowie, Walter Russell — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Vice-chair of New York American Labor Party, 1945. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Bowie, William D. — of Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1860. Burial location unknown.



 

 


 
   
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