Sydney J. Bowie
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Sydney J. Bowie | |
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| Born | Sydney Johnston Bowie July 26, 1865 Talladega, Alabama |
| Died | May 7, 1928 (aged 62) Talladega, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
Sydney Johnston Bowie (July 26, 1865 – May 7, 1928) was a
Born in
Bowie was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907).[1] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1906 and moved to Birmingham and continued the practice of law until 1919, when he engaged in business there as an automobile dealer. Bowie served as member of the Southern Education Board in 1908 and 1909. He served as member of the Birmingham Board of Education in 1915–1919, chairman of the State educational commission in 1920, delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention in 1920, president of the Alabama Tuberculosis Commission in 1920–1922, a member of the State harbor commission in 1922 and 1923. He died in Birmingham, Alabama, May 7, 1928. His interment occurred in Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery.
References
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- United States Congress. "Sydney J. Bowie (id: B000695)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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