Lemuel J. Bowden

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Lemuel J. Bowden.

Lemuel Jackson Bowden (born January 16, 1815 in Williamsburg , Virginia , †  January 2, 1864 in Washington DC ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Virginia in the US Senate .

After graduating from William and Mary College in his hometown of Williamsburg, Lemuel Bowden studied law , was inducted into the bar in 1838 and subsequently began practicing as a lawyer.

In 1841 he was active as a member of the House of Representatives of Virginia for the first time politically, where he remained until 1846. In 1849 and 1851 he was a delegate to the constitutional convention of the state. After the Civil War began , Bowden remained loyal to the Union. On March 4, 1863, he entered the US Senate as the representative of his Confederate state. On January 2, 1864, however, Lemuel Bowden died in Washington, where he was buried in the congressional cemetery.

Web links

  • Lemuel J. Bowden in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Bowden, Lemuel J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bowden, Lemuel Jackson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH Williamsburg , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1864
Place of death Washington, DC