William Henry Harrison Stowell

This article is about the congressman, merchant and industrialist. For the silent film actor, see William Stowell.

William Henry Harrison Stowell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by	George W. Booker
Succeeded by	Joseph Jorgensen
Chairman of the Virginia Republican Party
In office 1872–1873
Personal details
Born	(1840-07-26)July 26, 1840 Windsor, Vermont, U.S.
Died	April 27, 1922(1922-04-27) (aged 81) Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City
Political party	Republican
Profession	businessman, politician, journalist

William Henry Harrison Stowell (July 26, 1840 – April 27, 1922) was a 19th-century congressman, merchant and industrialist from Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Biography

Born in Windsor, Vermont, Stowell attended public schools in Boston, Massachusetts, as a child and graduated from Boston Latin School in 1860. He engaged in mercantile pursuits before moving to Virginia in 1865 and became collector of internal revenue for the fourth district in 1869. Stowell was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1870, serving from 1871 to 1877 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876. Simultaneously, he served as the chairman of the state Republican Party from 1872 to 1873. He moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1880 and engaged in paper manufacturing and later moved to Duluth, Minnesota, in 1886 and engaging in paper and steel manufacturing. Stowell was president of the Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth from 1889 to 1895 and was a correspondent in Paris, France, for various newspapers. He moved to Amherst, Massachusetts in 1914, where he died on April 27, 1922. Stowell was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York City.

Electoral history

• 1870; Stowell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed.
• 1872; Stowell was re-elected with 65.61% of the vote, defeating Conservative Phillip Watkins McKinney.
• 1874; Stowell was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Democrat William Hodges Mann and Independent C.H. Porter.

External links

• United States Congress. "William Henry Harrison Stowell (id: S000985)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• William Henry Harrison Stowell at Find a Grave