Walter Bowie

Walter Bowie (born October 15, 1748 in Nottingham , Prince George's County , Province of Maryland , †  November 9, 1810 in Collington , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1802 and 1805 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Walter Bowie was the older brother of Governor Robert Bowie (1750-1818) and a great-uncle of Congressman Thomas Fielder Bowie (1808-1869). He first attended the Rev. John Eversfield's School in Nottingham and then the public schools in Annapolis and the Craddock's School near Baltimore . Bowie was a wealthy landowner by inheritance from his father and managed his estates. In the 1770s he joined the revolutionary movement. In 1776 he was a delegate to the Maryland Constituent Assembly. During the war of independencehe was first captain and later major in a company from Prince George's County. Between 1780 and 1800 he was a member of the Maryland House of Representatives . In the late 1790s he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . Between 1800 and 1802 he was a member of the Maryland Senate .

After the resignation of MP Richard Sprigg , Bowie was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the second seat of Maryland , where he took up his new mandate on March 24, 1802. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1805 . In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase significantly expanded American territory. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified. In the same year Bowie declined to run again.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Walter Bowie withdrew from politics. He died on November 9, 1810 in Collington and was buried in the family cemetery on his estate.

Web links

• Walter Bowie in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Walter Bowie in the database of Find a Grave (English)