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Samuel Fowler

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Samuel Fowler

Birth
Newburgh, Orange County, New York, USA
Death
26 Feb 1844 (aged 64)
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. Educated as a physician at the Pennsylvania Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he practiced medicine in Hamburg and Franklin, New Jersey until 1827. That year he was elected as a Jacksonian to represent New Jersey as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1837. He developed the Franklin Furnace Iron Works in Franklin, New Jersey, which was one of the largest ore producers during it's time. He discovered two minerals - fowlerite and franklinite. He was the father of Civil War Union Officer Colonel Samuel Fowler (1818 to 1865), and the grandfather of New Jersey Democratic Congressman Samuel Fowler (1851 to 1919).
US Congressman. Educated as a physician at the Pennsylvania Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he practiced medicine in Hamburg and Franklin, New Jersey until 1827. That year he was elected as a Jacksonian to represent New Jersey as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1837. He developed the Franklin Furnace Iron Works in Franklin, New Jersey, which was one of the largest ore producers during it's time. He discovered two minerals - fowlerite and franklinite. He was the father of Civil War Union Officer Colonel Samuel Fowler (1818 to 1865), and the grandfather of New Jersey Democratic Congressman Samuel Fowler (1851 to 1919).

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11500634/samuel-fowler: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Fowler (30 Oct 1779–26 Feb 1844), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11500634, citing North Hardyston Cemetery, Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.