Countelow M. Bowles
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Countelow M. Bowles (born c. 1840) was a cooper, soldier, and state legislator.
Born in about 1840 in Virginia he lived in Cleveland for a few years leading up to the American Civil War.[6]
Bowles joined the 38th United States Colored Infantry Regiment just before the end of the American Civil War in March 1865.[7] He was soon promoted to Corporal before being discharged the following year.[1]
He was elected onto the board of the Bolivar County police in 1869.[6]
Bowles was elected to the
Mississippi Senate from 1872 until 1874 and again 1877-1878.[6]
He had been removed from his position in 1874 as he had not been in Mississippi for over four months.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Countelow M. Bowles – Against All Odds". Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. 1904. p. 155.
- ISBN 9780871522306.
- ^ Reconstruction in Mississippi. Macmillan. 1901.
- ISBN 9781469601335.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Civil War Enlistment Record – Against All Odds". Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Exit Bowles". The Clarion-Ledger. 9 April 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 10 September 2022.