John M. Bowers

John Myer Bowers (born September 25, 1772 in Boston , Province of Massachusetts Bay , † February 24, 1846 in Cooperstown , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives in 1813 .

Career

John Myer Bowers was born and raised in Boston about three years before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War . During this time he attended community schools and graduated from Columbia College (now Columbia University ) in New York City . He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1802 and then began practicing in Cooperstown. In 1805 he moved to "Lakelands" near Cooperstown. Politically he belonged to the Federalist Party .

He was elected in a by-election on May 26, 1813 in the 15th  electoral district of New York in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC to fill the vacancy created by the death of William Dowse (1770-1813). However, his choice was successfully challenged on December 20, 1813 by Isaac Williams junior .

After his time in Congress he went back to his work as a lawyer in Cooperstown, where he died on February 24, 1846. His body was buried in Lakewood Cemetery . The Mexican-American War broke out about two months later .

Web links

• John M. Bowers in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John M. Bowers in the database of Find a Grave (English)