William Dowse

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William Dowse (* 1770 - February 18, 1813 in Cooperstown , New York Province ) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York .

Life

William Dowse, a resident of Otsego County , was elected as a Federalist Party candidate to the House of Representatives for New York's 15th Congressional District in 1812 . He died before taking office.

At the time of his death, William G. Angel was a secretary in his office.

Dowse died at the age of 42. Then John M. Bowers , Isaac Williams Jr. and others took over the office in a row in the House of Representatives.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dowse, William. In: Benjamin Perley Poore: The Political Register and Congressional Directory. A Statistical Record of the Federal Officials, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, of the United States of America, 1776–1878. Houghton, Osgood 1878, p. 374.
  2. ↑ James Fenimore Cooper : The Chronicles of Cooperstown. H. & E. Phinney, Cooperstown NY, 1838, p. 75, also pp. 70-71.
  3. ^ Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States from original and official sources. Charles Lanman and Joseph M. Morrison, JM Morrison: 1887, biographical sketch of William Dowse, pg. 146
  4. ↑ William Dowse. In: Gertrude Audrey Barber: A Collection of Abstracts from Otsego County, New York, Newspaper Obituaries, 1808-1875. Heritage Books, 2009, p. 12.
personal data
SURNAME Dowse, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician from New York State
DATE OF BIRTH 1770
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1813
Place of death Cooperstown (New York)