Thomas John Bowie
Birth | 22 FEB 1837 | |||
Occup | 1887-1889 | ![]() | ||
Death | 3 SEP 1898 | |||
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Thomas' John Bowie, only son of John Bowie, of Bladensburg, and his wife, Anna (Gantt) Bowie, was born February 22, 1837, at his parents' home in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland; received a collegiate education, and settled in Hyattsville, Maryland. May 26, 1870, he married Susannah Anderson, who was born April 27, 1S50, and was the daughter of William Anderson and his wife, Sarah Hall.
T. John Bowie, like his father, was a pronounced "Union" man, and when but twenty-five was appointed by the Federal Government Provost Marshal for the northern part of Prince George's County during the Civil War. Unlike most of his name in Maryland, he was a Republican in politics and was elected by that party to the Legislature in 1887, and again... Read More