Abram Irvin McDowell (1793–1844) was the
15th mayor of
Columbus, Ohio
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. He was the 14th person to hold the office, and served for less than one year. His successor was
Smithson E. Wright. There are no existing images of Abram I. McDowell alive.
Life
Abram Irvin McDowell was born on April 24, 1793, in
Mercer County, Kentucky
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, to Col. Samuel McDowell, Jr. and Anne (Irvine) McDowell. He had two brothers, John Adair and William Adair McDowell.
McDowell was married to Eliza Selden (Lord) McDowell. The couple had seven children.
He died on November 16, 1844, in
Columbus, Ohio
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. He is buried at
Green Lawn Cemetery in
Columbus, Ohio
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Political Graveyard
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1793 births
1844 deaths
19th-century mayors of places in Ohio
Burials at Green Lawn Cemetery (Columbus, Ohio)
Mayors of Columbus, Ohio
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