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Sydney J. Bowie | |
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 Congressman Sydney J Bowie | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | William F. Aldrich |
| Succeeded by | William B. Craig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sydney Johnston Bowie (1865-07-26)July 26, 1865 |
| Died | May 7, 1928(1928-05-07) (aged 62) |
| Party | Democratic |
Sydney Johnston Bowie (July 26, 1865 – May 7, 1928) was aU.S. representative fromAlabama, nephew ofFranklin Welsh Bowdon.
Born inTalladega, Alabama, Bowie attended private schools, and was graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1885.He wasadmitted to the bar June 1, 1885, and commenced practice inTalladega, Alabama.City clerk of Talladega in 1885 and 1886.He served as member of the board of aldermen in 1891.He served as member of the Democratic State executive committee in 1894–1899.He moved toAnniston, Alabama, in 1899.
Bowie was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-seventh,Fifty-eighth, andFifty-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 theSouthern 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 inBirmingham, Alabama, May 7, 1928. His interment occurred in Birmingham'sElmwood Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 4th congressional district 1901–1907 | Succeeded by |
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