US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced the practice of law in Washington, D.C. He relocated to Maryland in the 1830s, was a member of the State House of Delegates 1835 to 1837, served in the State Senate 1837 to 1841 and was the State's attorney for Montgomery County, 1844 to 1849. In 1849, he was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, serving until 1853. An unsuccessful canidate for reelection, he served as chief judge of the court of appeals of Maryland, until his death.
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced the practice of law in Washington, D.C. He relocated to Maryland in the 1830s, was a member of the State House of Delegates 1835 to 1837, served in the State Senate 1837 to 1841 and was the State's attorney for Montgomery County, 1844 to 1849. In 1849, he was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, serving until 1853. An unsuccessful canidate for reelection, he served as chief judge of the court of appeals of Maryland, until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
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Washington Bowie
1776–1826
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Margaret Crabb Johns Bowie
1773–1840
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Catharine L. Williams Bowie
1808–1891 (m. 1833)
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Thomas Johns Bowie
1800–1850
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Margaret Dallas Bowie
1803–1851
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Washington Bowie
1805–1844
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Robert Gilmor Bowie
1808–1881
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Sarah Holliday Bowie
1811–1824
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Richard Johns Bowie
1870 United States Federal Census
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Richard Johns Bowie
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
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