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H. Robert Fowler | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's24th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Pleasant T. Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. Williams |
| Member of theIllinois Senate | |
| In office 1900-1904 | |
| Member of theIllinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1893-1895 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hiram Robert Fowler (1851-02-07)February 7, 1851 nearEddyville, Illinois, US |
| Died | January 5, 1926(1926-01-05) (aged 74) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Illinois Normal University University of Michigan Law School |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Hiram Robert Fowler (February 7, 1851 – January 5, 1926) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born nearEddyville, Illinois, Fowler attended the public schools of his native city, and graduated from theIllinois Normal University at Normal in 1880. He studied law at theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor and graduated in 1884. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1884, and commenced the practice of his profession inElizabethtown, Illinois.
Fowler served as State's Attorney of Hardin County from 1888 to 1892. He also served in the state house of representatives from 1893 to 1895, and he later served as a member of the state senate from 1900 to 1904. Fowler was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-second andSixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915). However, he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914.
After his unsuccessful campaign in 1914, Fowler resumed the practice of law inElizabethtown, Illinois. He moved toHarrisburg, Illinois in 1915 and continued practice until his death on January 5, 1926. He was interred in Sunset Hill Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 24th congressional district 1911-1915 | Succeeded by |
