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Edgar Cowan


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Born: September 19, 1815

Birthplace: Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania

Wife: Lucretta Isett “Lucy” Oliver 1820 – 1905
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)​

Children:

Lizzie Cowan Hazlett 1843 – 1912​
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)​
Dr. Frank Cowan 1844 – 1905​
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)​
James Brison Oliver Cowan 1848 – 1904​
(Buried: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania)​

Political Party: Whig Party, Republican Party, Democratic Party

Occupation before War:


Raftsman, Boat Builder, School Master, and Student of Medicine​
1842 – 1861: Attorney in Greensburg, Pennsylvania​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1867: United States Senator from Pennsylvania
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1861 – 1863: Ranking Member of Senate Finance Committee​
1861 – 1863: Member of Senate Indian Affairs Committee​
1863 – 1867: Member of Senate Finance Committee​
1865 – 1867: Member of Senate Territories Committee​

Occupation after War:

1867: Appointed United States Minister to Austria but not confirmed​
1867 – 1885: Attorney in Greensburg, Pennsylvania​

Died: August 31, 1885

Place of Death: Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Cause of Death: Cancer

Age at time of Death: 69 years old

Burial Place: Saint Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
 
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