Rees Bowen

Rees Bowen

Rees Tate Bowen (born January 10, 1809 in Tazewell , Tazewell County , Virginia , †  August 29, 1879 in Tazewell County) was an American politician . Between 1873 and 1875 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Rees Bowen attended Abingdon Academy and then worked in agriculture. He also rose to the rank of brigadier general in the state militia. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1863 and 1865 he was during the civil war in the Virginia House of Delegates . He also served as a judge in Tazewell County for several years before the war.

In the 1872 congressional election , Bowen was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded John T. Harris on March 4, 1873 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1874, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1875 . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Bowen worked again in agriculture. He died on August 29, 1879 on his Maiden Springs estate in Tazewell County, where he was also buried. His son Henry (1841-1915) was also a member of Congress.

Web links

• Rees Bowen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Rees Bowen in the database of Find a Grave (English)