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Lemuel J. Bowden

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Lemuel Jackson Bowden
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1863 – January 2, 1864
Preceded byWaitman T. Willey
Succeeded byJohn F. Lewis
Personal details
Born(1815-01-16)January 16, 1815
Williamsburg, Virginia
DiedJanuary 2, 1864(1864-01-02) (aged 48)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materCollege of William and Mary
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Lemuel Jackson Bowden (January 16, 1815 – January 2, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician from Williamsburg, Virginia.

Bowden served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1862 to 1863 and represented Virginia in the United States Senate in 1863 as a member of the Unionist Party.

Bodwen's grave at the Congressional Cemetery

Bowden died of smallpox while in office at Washington, D.C. and is buried in the Congressional Cemetery there.

Bowden's nephew, George E. Bowden, represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1891.

Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia
1862–1863 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Virginia
March 4, 1863 – January 2, 1864
Served alongside: John S. Carlile 		Succeeded by


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