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Lemuel Jackson Bowden

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Born: January 16, 1815

Birthplace: Williamsburg, Virginia

Father: William Bowden 1781 – 1823

Mother: Mildred Walters 1788 – 1874

Wife: Martha Ellen Shackelford 1815 – 1881

Children:

Attorney General Thomas Russell Bowden 1841 – 1893​
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Williamsburg, Virginia)​
Lemuel Gardner Bowden 1844 – 1880​
Mary A. Bowden 1847 – 1880​

Political Party: Unionist Party

Education:


Graduated from College of William and Mary College​

Occupation before War:

1838 – 1864: Attorney in Williamsburg, Virginia​
1841 – 1846: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates​
1849: Delegate to Virginia State Constitutional Convention​
1851: Delegate to Virginia State Constitutional Convention​
1860: Unionist Party Presidential Elector in Virginia​

Civil War Career:

1862 – 1863: Mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia​
1863 – 1864: United States Senator from Virginia​
1863 – 1864: Member of Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce​
1863 – 1864: Member of Senate Pensions Committee​
1863 – 1864: Missed 554 Votes while serving as U.S. Senator​

Died:
January 2, 1864

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Age at time of Death: 48 years old

Burial Place: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Contemporary Note: His House can be seen in Williamsburg, Virginia today
 
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