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  Jonathan Harvey Rowell (1833-1908) — also known as Jonathan H. Rowell — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., February 10, 1833. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Republican Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1880; U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1883-91. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., May 15, 1908 (age 75 years, 95 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Barney Rowell and Cynthia Hay (Abbott) Rowell; brother of Chester Abbott Rowell; father of Chester Harvey Rowell; fourth cousin once removed of Robert Foss Fernald.
  Political family: Rowell family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Chester Abbott Rowell (1844-1912) — also known as Chester A. Rowell — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Woodsville, Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., August 17, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; newspaper publisher; member of California state senate, 1880-82, 1899-1901, 1903-05; Republican Presidential Elector for California, 1884 (voted for James G. Blaine and John A. Logan); member, University of California Board of Regents, 1891-1912.; mayor of Fresno, Calif., 1909-12; died in office 1912. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 9, 1912 (age 67 years, 266 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Chapel of the Light Columbarium, Fresno, Calif.; statue at Courthouse Park, Fresno, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Barney Rowell and Cynthia Hay (Abbott) Rowell; brother of Jonathan Harvey Rowell; married to Nellie (Hale) Rowell; uncle of Chester Harvey Rowell; fourth cousin once removed of Robert Foss Fernald.
  Political family: Rowell family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Chester Harvey Rowell (1867-1948) — also known as Chester H. Rowell — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif.; Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., November 1, 1867. College instructor; newspaper editor and publisher; member of California Republican State Committee, 1906-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912, 1928, 1936; delegate to Progressive National Convention from California, 1912; member, University of California Board of Regents, 1914-48; California Republican state chair, 1916-18; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1920-21. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Tau Delta; Union League. Died in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., April 12, 1948 (age 80 years, 163 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Harvey Rowell and Maria Sanford (Woods) Rowell; married, August 1, 1897, to Myrtle Marie Lingle; nephew of Chester Abbott Rowell.
  Political family: Rowell family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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