George Edwin Bowden (July 6, 1852 – January 22, 1908) was a

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from

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, nephew of Lemuel Jackson Bowden.

Biography

Born in

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, Bowden attended a private school. He studied law. He was

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but never practiced. He engaged in banking. He served as collector of customs for the port of Norfolk from September 1879 until May 1885. Bowden was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. He served as again collector of customs for the port of Norfolk. He served as clerk of the United States Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from March 10, 1899, until his death in

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, January 22, 1908. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.

Elections

*1886; Bowden was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives defeating Democrat Marshall Parks, winning 60.72% of the vote. *1888; Bowden was re-elected defeating Democrat Richard C. Marshall and Independent Republican Andrew Williams, winning 58.69% of the vote. *1890; Bowden lost his re-election bid to Democrat John William Lawson.

Sources

1852 births 1908 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia Politicians from Williamsburg, Virginia 19th-century Virginia politicians 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{Virginia-Representative-stub