Rees Tate Bowen (January 10, 1809 – August 29, 1879) was a nineteenth-century American congressman, magistrate and judge from Virginia. He was the father of Henry Bowen.
Rees Bowen | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | John T. Harris |
| Succeeded by | William Terry |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Tazewell, McDowell, and Buchanan | |
| In office September 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas H. Gillespie |
| Succeeded by | G. W. Deskins |
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| Born | Rees Tate Bowen January 10, 1809 Tazewell, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 1879 (aged 70) Tazewell, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marie Louisa Peery |
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Biography
Born at "Maiden Spring" near Tazewell, Virginia, Bowen attended Abingdon Academy and later engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was appointed a brigadier general in the Virginia Militia by Governor Henry A. Wise in 1856 and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1863 to 1865. Bowen was magistrate of Tazewell County, Virginia, for several years prior to the Civil War and was presiding judge of the county court a portion of that time. He was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1872, serving from 1873 to 1875 and afterward resumed engagements in agricultural pursuits. Bowen died at his estate called "Maiden Spring" in Tazewell County, Virginia, on August 29, 1879, and was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.
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