Jonathan H. Rowell

Jonathan Harvey Rowell (born February 10, 1833 in Haverhill , New Hampshire , †  May 15, 1908 in Bloomington , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1891 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jonathan Rowell attended Rock Creek School and Eureka College in Illinois. During the Civil War , he was an officer in an Illinois infantry company that was part of the Union Army . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1866, he began to work in Bloomington in this profession. Between 1868 and 1872 he was a prosecutor in the eighth judicial district of Illinois. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1882 Rowell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Joseph Gurney Cannon on March 4, 1883 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1891 . From 1889 he headed the election committee. In 1890 he was not re-elected. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Jonathan Rowell practiced as a lawyer again. He died on May 15, 1908 in Bloomington, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Jonathan H. Rowell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Jonathan H. Rowell in the database of Find a Grave (English)