Obadiah Bowne

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Obadiah Bowne (born May 19, 1822 in Richmond , New York , † April 27, 1874 in Richmond, New York) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1853 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Obadiah Bowne was born and raised near Richmond about seven years after the end of the British-American War . He attended private schools and then studied at Princeton College between 1838 and 1840 . Bowne held several local offices. Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional election of 1850 Bowne was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of New York , where he succeeded David A. Bokee on March 4, 1851 . Since he refused to run again in 1852 , he left the Congress after March 3, 1853 . Then he was from 1857 to 1859 as a quarantine representatives to achieve active and in the third year of the Civil War as a Republican elector ( Presidential Elector ) in the presidential election . He died in Richmond on April 27, 1874 and was buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery .

Web links

  • Obadiah Bowne in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Bowne, Obadiah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH near Richmond , New York
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1874
Place of death Richmond , New York