US Congressman. He was a member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1776 and served as a Major of a Prince George's County company during the Revolutionary War. From 1780 to 1800, he served as a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates and in the State Senate, 1800 to 1802. In 1802, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard Sprigg, Jr. and reelected to the Eighth Congress, serving until 1805. He declined to be a candidate for re-nomination and tended to the affairs of his estate until his death. Maryland Governor Robert Walter Bowie was his brother and US Congressman Thomas Fielder Bowie, was his grandnephew.
US Congressman. He was a member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1776 and served as a Major of a Prince George's County company during the Revolutionary War. From 1780 to 1800, he served as a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates and in the State Senate, 1800 to 1802. In 1802, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard Sprigg, Jr. and reelected to the Eighth Congress, serving until 1805. He declined to be a candidate for re-nomination and tended to the affairs of his estate until his death. Maryland Governor Robert Walter Bowie was his brother and US Congressman Thomas Fielder Bowie, was his grandnephew.
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