Lemuel Jackson Bowden
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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