Norwood Bowne (May 2, 1813 in
New York City
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– January 7, 1890 in
Delhi
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,
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) was an American newspaper editor and politician from New York.
Life
In his youthful years,he learned the
printer's trade. In 1830, he moved to Delhi, New York, to study law with Charles Hathaway. Charles had married Bowne's sister, Maria Augusta in 1828, but worked for the ''Delaware Republican". This paper was not successful, and Bowne returned to New York City, where he published the ''Protestant Vindicator''. In 1834, the printing and publishing house was destroyed by fire. In 1839, he returned to Delhi, New York, and from January 1839 until his death, he published the ''Delaware Express''.
He was postmaster of Delhi, New York, from 1849 to 1852.
In
1854, he was elected an
inspector of state prisons, being in office from 1855 to 1857.
In 1876, he ran for
presidential elector on the Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes ticket, but New York was won by
Samuel J. Tilden.
Sources
''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 45 and 370; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pages 411 and 507)
''THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS''in NYT on November 4, 1876
History of Delaware County
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1813 births
1890 deaths
People from Delhi, New York
New York state prison inspectors
19th-century American newspaper editors
New York (state) postmasters
American male journalists
New York (state) Republicans
19th-century American male writers
Journalists from New York City