Obadiah Bowne
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Obadiah Bowne | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | David A. Bokee |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Cumming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 19, 1822 Staten Island, New York, United States |
| Died | April 27, 1874 (aged 51) |
| Resting place | St. Andrew's Cemetery, Staten Island |
| Party | |
| Alma mater | Princeton College |
| Profession | Attorney |
Obadiah Bowne (May 19, 1822 – April 27, 1874) was a 19th-century American politician who served one term as a United States representative from New York from 1851 to 1853.[1]
Born in Staten Island, New York, Bowne attended private schools, and was a student at Princeton College from 1838 to 1840.
Bowne's collateral ancestor was John Bowne, pioneer of North American religious liberty.
Career
Bowne held several local offices.
Congress
Elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress Bowne served as a United States representative for the second district of New York from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852.
Later career
He was quarantine commissioner from 1857 to 1859. He was a presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1864.
