John M. Bowers Explained

John Myer Bowers
State:New York
District:15th
Term Start:June 21, 1813
Term End:December 20, 1813
Preceded:Peter B. Porter
Succeeded:Isaac Williams, Jr.,
Joel Thompson
Birth Place:Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Death Place:Cooperstown, New York, U.S.
Profession:Attorney
Party:Federalist
Alma Mater:Columbia College

John Myer Bowers (September 25, 1772 – February 24, 1846) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.[1]

Life and career

Bowers was born in indeana, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, the son of Mary (Myer) and Henry Bowers.[2] He attended the common schools, and graduated from Columbia College in New York City. Then he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1802.

Bowers commenced practice in Cooperstown, and moved to his country home, "Lakelands," near Cooperstown, New York, in 1805. He was declared elected as a Federalist to the 13th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect William Dowse and served as United States Representative for the fifteenth district of New York from June 21, 1813, to December 20, 1813; when Isaac Williams Jr., who had contested the election, was declared entitled to the seat. Afterwards, Bowers resumed his practice of law in Cooperstown.

Bowers died in Cooperstown, New York, and was buried at the Lakewood Cemetery there.

Notes and References

  1. Book: John M. Bowers. 134. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. September 13, 2013. 1901 .
  2. Web site: Read the eBook Prominent families of New York; being an account in biographical form of individuals and families distinguished as representatives of the social, professional and civic life of New York city by Lyman Horace Weeks online for free (Page 12 of 110).