Charles N. Fowler

Charles N. Fowler

Charles Newell Fowler (born November 2, 1852 in Lena (Illinois) , †  May 27, 1932 in Orange (New Jersey) ) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1911 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Fowler attended public schools in his home country and college in Beloit (Wisconsin) and then Yale College until 1876 . After a subsequent law degree at the Chicago Law School and his admission to the bar in 1878, he began to work in this profession in Beloit (Kansas) . In 1883 he moved to Cranford, New Jersey , before settling in Elizabeth in 1891 . He worked in banking in both cities. He also ran a mortgage bond bank.

Politically, Fowler was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1894 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded John T. Dunn on March 4, 1895 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1911 . Since 1903 he represented the fifth district of his state as the successor to James F. Stewart . During his time as Congressman, the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . From 1901 to 1909 he was chairman of the banking and currency committee. In 1910, Fowler ran unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the US Senate elections . From 1898 to 1907 he was a member of the Republican State Board.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Charles Fowler worked in Elizabeth again in the banking industry and operated a few marble quarries in Vermont . Fowler also dealt with literary affairs. He moved to Orange, New Jersey, in 1930 and died there on May 27, 1932. His occupation took place at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey .

Web links

• Charles N. Fowler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles N. Fowler in the database of Find a Grave (English)