John Bowman (1824 or 1825 – July 26, 1899) was an American lawyer, assemblyman in Nevada, and Speaker of the Assembly.
John Bowman | |
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| Member of the Nevada Assembly from the Nye County district | |
| In office November 4, 1868 – November 3, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | James M. Groves and W. T. Jones |
| Succeeded by | John B. McGee and P. M. Ellison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1824/1825 Tennessee |
| Died | July 26, 1899 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party |
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| Children | Edward (son) and Frank Hall (daughter) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Biography
editHe was born in 1824 or 1825 in Tennessee. Bowman moved from Illinois to California in 1854 and lived most of the time in El Dorado County.[1] At the beginning of the 1860s, he moved to Washoe City in the Nevada Territory.[2] Bowman was among the first settlers of Austin and Belmont.[1]
On November 3, 1868, Bowman was elected representative of Nye County in the Nevada Assembly.[3] As a Unionist, he served with William Doolin and his term started the next day.[4][5] In November 1870, Bowman was re-elected and this term he served together with A. H. Greenhalgh.[3] From the 1870 election on, he served as a Republican instead of as a Unionist.[6] Bowman was the Republican nominee for Speaker of the Assembly of the 1871 regular session, but the Assembly, that had a Democratic majority, voted 24 to 20 in support of his competitor, Democrat Robert E. Lowery.[7]
At the November 1872 elections, Bowman was re-elected once more and served that term with H. G. Prague.[3] During the 1873 regular session, he was chosen Speaker of the Assembly.[6] His third and final term ended in November 1874.[3] Bowman had served a total of three regular sessions.[4] At the 1874 elections, he was the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, but he was defeated by his opponent, Democrat Jewett W. Adams. Bowman received 7,930 votes (44%).[4]
In 1877, he moved from Belmont to Reno, where he would live until his death.[8][1] On November 5 of the next year, Bowman was elected district attorney of Washoe County. He served as district attorney for two years.[3] Bowman died on July 26, 1899, after having been sick for two months. He had suffered from asthma for several years. Bowman had a wife and two children (one son and one daughter) and he had been a member of the Odd Fellows.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Death of Judge Bowman". Nevada State Journal. 27 July 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Bowman". Nevada State Journal. 1 November 1874. p. 1. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Thompson; West (1881). History of Nevada. Oakland, California. pp. 513 and 629. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Parker, Renee; George, Steve, eds. (2006). Political History of Nevada (11th ed.). pp. 244, 245, 246, and 356. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Nevada Legislature: The Constitution of the State of Nevada". 28 July 1864. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Nevada Legislators, 1861-2015" (PDF). Nevada Legislature. April 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "The Nevada Legislature–Organization". Marysville Daily Appeal. 4 January 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ "Short Bits". Weekly Nevada State Journal. 6 October 1877. p. 1. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via Newspapers.com.