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 (aged 67) Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
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Robert Bowie (March 1750 – January 8, 1818) was an American politician who 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.
External links
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