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George W. Bowie

Know Nothing

Date Party Office Votes Result
10-08-1853 Whig AD-21 0 Win
09-06-1854 Independent CD-AL 34734 Loss
09-02-1857 Know Nothing Governor 19481 Loss
09-04-1861 Union Democratic Attorney General 37615 Loss
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bowie
 

Candidate Biography:

George Washington Bowie
Born: 1827 in Maryland
Military Service: ARMY (Mexican-American War, Civil War, Apache Wars)
Died: August 11, 1901 in Martinez, California

1846: Delegate, Second Iowa Constitutional Convention
1847: Assemblyman, Iowa State Legislature

  • High Rank: brevet Brigadier-General (United States Army)