| COWAN (Soundex
C500)
— See also
CHOWEN,
COAN,
COHAN,
COMAN,
COWAL,
COWARD,
COWART,
COWEN,
COWIN,
COYAN,
GOWAN,
JACOWAY,
KEWAN,
KEWIN,
KIAWANA,
KOWAN,
MCCOWAN.
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See also
Charles
Boettcher —
Claudius
Kedzie Boettcher —
Charles
Anthony Buckley —
Jean
Cowan Crockett —
Lucius
Cowan Cron —
Walter
Joseph Patrick Curley Jr. —
Daniel
James Daley —
Edward
Franklin Danforth —
Cowan
H. Drachman —
Ray
Louis Forshee —
Frank
J. Forshee —
George
Cowan Gose —
Graham
Hawes Kemper —
John
Thomson Mason Jr. —
Charlie
Cowan Murdock —
Cowan
Oldham —
Allen
Cowan Roudebush —
Charles
Henry Sawyer —
John
Knight Shields —
Harry
Alexander Simrell —
Ashley
Cowan Tobias Jr. |
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See Alexander Cowan |
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Cowan, Alexander —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1801-03.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Alexander
(1874-1932) —
also known as Alex Cowan —
of North Street, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Clyde Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 29,
1874.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1915-18, 1925-28; St.
Clair County Treasurer, 1919-22; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1929-32; died in office 1932.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., October
12, 1932 (age 58 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Andrew —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, B. O. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1890.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Billy —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Cowan, C. M. (d. 1989) —
of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Mayor
of Fredericksburg, Va., 1952-56.
Died in 1989.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, C. W. —
of Auglaize
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864.
Burial location unknown.
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See R. Cal Cowan |
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Cowan, Catherine —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Cowan, Charles A. —
of Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Cartersville, Ga., 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Charles J. (born
c.1927) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1965-73; defeated, 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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Cowan, Coleman C. —
of Jackson
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Jackson County,
1891-92, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, David (1825-1887) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Belgium,
January
1, 1825.
Republican. Mill
operator; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1872-73, 1886-87.
Died April 6,
1887 (age 62 years, 95
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Cowan, David G. —
of Danville, Mercer County (now Boyle
County), Ky.
Democrat. Postmaster at Danville,
Ky., 1832-33.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Dennis G. —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Mayor
of Royal Oak, Mich., 1993-2001; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
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Cowan, Duke W. —
Member of Minnesota
state senate 32nd District, 1903-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Mrs. E. D. —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1924.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Ed H. —
of Pennsylvania.
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Edgar (1815-1885) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
19, 1815.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1861-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1880.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1885 (age 69 years, 346
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Cowan, Elmer E. —
of Sullivan, Franklin
County, Mo.
Mayor
of Sullivan, Mo., 1951-53, 1991-94.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Elmer S. —
of Albion, Boone
County, Neb.
Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Emily —
Libertarian. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 50th District, 2010.
Female.
Still living as of 2010.
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Cowan, Eva S. —
of Illinois.
Socialist. Candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1940.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Finis E. (b. 1929) —
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., 1929.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1977-79;
resigned 1979.
Still living as of 1979.
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Frank See J. Frank Cowan |
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Cowan, Frank Irving (b.
1888) —
also known as Frank I. Cowan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Palmyra, Somerset
County, Maine, May 20,
1888.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
president, State Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., 1935-40; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1939-40; Maine
state attorney general, 1941-44.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Fred —
of Kentucky.
Democrat. Kentucky
state attorney general; elected 1987.
Still living as of 1987.
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Cowan, Fred A. —
of St.
Clair County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, George W. —
of Lacon, Marshall
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Greg —
Constitution candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Cowan, Mrs. H. A. —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1948.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Heath —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives 5th District, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Cowan, Hilda S. —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Cowan, J. Frank —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Mayor
of Casper, Wyo., 1934-41; defeated, 1941, 1945.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune, November 8, 1933 |
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Cowan, J. L. —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Banker;
mayor
of Albany, Ore., 1888-93.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Jacob Pitzer
(1823-1895) —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio.
Born in Florence, Washington
County, Pa., March
20, 1823.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1855-57; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1875-77.
Died in Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio, July 9,
1895 (age 72 years, 111
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.
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Cowan, James —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Postmaster at Easton,
Md., 1792-1801.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, James H.
(1801-1871) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., 1801.
Mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1856, 1858.
Died in 1871
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Cowan, James Hill
(1878-1924) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., March
19, 1878.
Mayor
of Wilmington, N.C., 1921-24; died in office 1924.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., September
11, 1924 (age 46 years, 176
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Cowan, James K. —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Postmaster at White
Plains, N.Y., 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, James R. —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1892, 1902-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Janet E. —
of Ford Cliff, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1992,
1996,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Cowan, John F. —
of North Dakota.
Republican. North
Dakota state attorney general, 1895-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, John W. —
of Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Murrysville,
Pa., 1867-69.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Joseph L. —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona.
Still living as of 1968.
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Cowan, Kathy —
of Kodak, Sevier
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Cowan, L. O. —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Republican. Postmaster at Biddeford,
Maine, 1861.
Burial location unknown.
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See William Maurice Cowan |
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Cowan, Philip E. —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 1954-55.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, R. Cal —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Texarkana, Tex., 1932-34.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, R. W. —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio.
Postmaster at Ashland,
Ohio, 1887-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Ralph C. —
of McNeal, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state senate, 1950.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Ray C. —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Democrat. Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Cowan, Ray G. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1937.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Richard Dickey, Sr.
(1782-1868) —
of Wayne
County, Mo.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., October
15, 1782.
Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1828, 1834, 1838.
Slaveowner.
Died in Missouri, September
14, 1868 (age 85 years, 335
days).
Interment at Cowan
Cemetery, Near Lowndes, Wayne County, Mo.
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Cowan, Richard Thomas —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Republican. Postmaster at Fort
Worth, Tex., 1955-66 (acting, 1955-57).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Robert E. —
of Preston
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Preston County, 1861.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Robert T. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Port Said, as of 1938; Zurich, as of 1943.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Ruth —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1948.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, S. C. —
of Union Springs, Bullock
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Samuel J. —
of Iola, Allen
County, Kan.
Republican. Postmaster at Iola,
Kan., 1868-77.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Sara —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1952.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Solomon —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Candidate for New York
state assembly, 1952 (Bronx County 6th District), 1954 (Bronx
County 5th District), 1956 (Bronx County 5th District).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Theodore A., Jr. —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cowan, Thomas —
of Minnesota.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1857-60.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Thomas —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Cowan, Thomas P. —
of Grand Prairie, Dallas
County, Tex.
Postmaster at Grand
Prairie, Tex., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, W. D. —
of Texas.
American candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 17th District, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, W. W. —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Walter Albion (b.
1886) —
also known as Walter A. Cowan —
of Winterport, Waldo
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Palmyra, Somerset
County, Maine, April
23, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20.
Unitarian.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Warren —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, Wayne W. —
of Brookfield, Linn
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Linn County, 1942.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, William —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, William J. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Cowan, William Maurice (b.
1969) —
also known as Mo Cowan —
Born in Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C., April 4,
1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2013.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2013.
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Cowan, William Randolph —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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