Robert Bowie
Robert Bowie | |
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Governor of Maryland | |
In office November 15, 1803 – November 12, 1806 | |
Preceded by | John F. Mercer |
Succeeded by | Robert Wright |
In office November 16, 1811 – November 23, 1812 | |
Preceded by | Edward Lloyd |
Succeeded by | Levin Winder |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
In office 1785–1790 | |
In office 1801–1803 | |
Personal details | |
Born | March 1750 Prince George's County, Province of Maryland, British America |
Died | January 8, 1818 Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 67)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Robert Bowie (March 1750 – January 8, 1818) served as the 11th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States, from 1803 to 1806, and from 1811 to 1812.[1]
He was the third child born to Captain William Bowie and Margaret Sprigg, at Mattaponi.[2] He graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy.
He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1785 to 1790, and from 1801 to 1803.
References[]
- ^ "Governor's Information: Maryland Governor Oden Bowie". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
- ^ Hall, Clayton Colman (1912). Baltimore: Its History and Its People, vol.3. Lewis Historical Publishing Co. pp. 304–306.
Further reading[]
- Bowie, Walter Worthington (1971). The Bowies and Their Kindred; A Genealogical and Biographical History. Polyanthos. ISBN 978-0-8328-1963-6.
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