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Arthur Bowring (April 20, 1873 – March 19, 1944) was an American rancher and politician. Born in
Dow City, Iowa Dow City is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River. The population was 485 at the time of the 2020 census. History Judge S. E. Dow settled at what is now Dow City in 1855. In 1869, he laid out the town in anticip ...
, Bowring moved with his family to Nebraska. In 1894, Bowring filed a claim for land in
Cherry County, Nebraska Cherry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 5,713. Its county seat is Valentine. The county was named for Lt. Samuel A. Cherry, an Army officer who was stationed at ...
that became his ranch. In 1928, he married Eva Kelly who would be appointed to the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and ...
. Their ranch Bowring Ranch State Historical Park is a Nebraska historical site. Bowring was active in politics. He served as county commissioner. He served as a Republican in the Nebraska House of Representatives 1927-1929 and then the Nebraska State Senate 1930–1933. Bowring died in a hospital in
Chadron, Nebraska Chadron ( ) is a city and the county seat of Dawes County, in the state of Nebraska in the Great Plains region of the United States. The population was 5,851 at the 2010 census. This city is the location of Chadron State College. Chadron also ...
after suffering a heart attack.'Arthur Bowring, former state legislator, dies,' Nebraska State Journal, March 20, 1944, pg. 1


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* 1873 births 1944 deaths County supervisors and commissioners in Nebraska People from Crawford County, Iowa People from Cherry County, Nebraska Ranchers from Nebraska Republican Party members of the Nebraska House of Representatives Republican Party Nebraska state senators {{Nebraska-politician-stub