Charles H. Cowles

Charles Holden Cowles (born July 16, 1875 in Charlotte , North Carolina , †  October 2, 1957 in Mocksville , North Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1909 and 1911 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Cowles was a nephew of Congressman William HH Cowles (1840-1901) and a maternal grandson of Governor William Woods Holden (1818-1892). In 1885 he moved with his parents to Wilkesboro , where he attended both public and private schools. He graduated from Wilkesboro Academy and took a course in economics. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He served on the Wilkesboro Town Council in 1897 and 1914. Between 1899 and 1901 he was an administrative clerk in federal courts in Statesville and Wilkesboro. He was then from 1901 to 1903 private secretary to Congressman Edmond Spencer Blackburn . He was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1904 to 1908, 1920 to 1924, 1928 to 1930, and 1932 to 1934 . From 1904 to 1916 he was a delegate to all Republican National Conventions .

In the 1908 congressional election , Cowles was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Richard N. Hackett on March 4, 1909 . Since he was defeated by the Democrat Robert L. Doughton in 1910 , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1911 . In 1916 Cowles was nominated by the Progressive Party for the US Senate election; but he refused this nomination.

Cowles was also a journalist. Between 1906 and 1919 he published the newspaper "Wilkes Patriot". During the First World War he was a member of the Security Council in Wilkes County . In addition to serving as a member of the House of Representatives in his state, Cowles was also a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1938 to 1940 . During World War II , he served as chairman of the Price Stability and Rationing Committee in Wilkes County. By the time he retired in October 1956, Charles Cowles returned to the administration of federal court in Wilkesboro. He died there on October 2, 1957.

Web links

• Charles H. Cowles in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles H. Cowles in the database of Find a Grave (English)