US Congressman. He was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia and studied at William and Mary College. In the Revolutionary War he was a Lieutenant in Captain Peterson's Company of Colonel Goode's Regiment of Virginia Militia. In Virginia he was a member of the convention in 1788 which ratified the United States Constitution. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a representative from Fayette County, Kentucky from 1797 to 1807 (At-Large from 1797 to 1803, 5th District from 1803 to 1807). He was Postmaster at Lexington, Kentucky for several years after that and owned a recreational resort near Lexington named "Fowler's Gardens".
US Congressman. He was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia and studied at William and Mary College. In the Revolutionary War he was a Lieutenant in Captain Peterson's Company of Colonel Goode's Regiment of Virginia Militia. In Virginia he was a member of the convention in 1788 which ratified the United States Constitution. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a representative from Fayette County, Kentucky from 1797 to 1807 (At-Large from 1797 to 1803, 5th District from 1803 to 1807). He was Postmaster at Lexington, Kentucky for several years after that and owned a recreational resort near Lexington named "Fowler's Gardens".
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