Eaton J. Bowers
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Eaton Jackson Bowers was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
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Born in Canton, Mississippi
, Bowers attended the public schools, and Mississippi Military Institute at Pass Christian.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1883 at the age of seventeen and practiced in Canton until August 1884, when he moved to Bay St. Louis.
He engaged in the practice of law and in newspaper work.
He was editor and proprietor of the Gulf Coast Progress at Bay St. Louis.
He served as member of the Democratic State executive committee 1886-1900.
He retired from the newspaper business in 1890.
He served as member of the State senate in 1896.
He served in the State house of representatives in 1900.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1900 and 1916.
Bowers was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1911).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi
.
He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana
, and continued the practice of law until his death there October 26, 1939.
He was interred in Cedar Rest Cemetery, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
United States House of Representatives
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from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born in Canton, Mississippi
Canton, Mississippi
Canton is a city in Madison County, Mississippi. The population was 12,911 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Madison County, and situated in the northern part of the metropolitan area surrounding the state capital, Jackson....
, Bowers attended the public schools, and Mississippi Military Institute at Pass Christian.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1883 at the age of seventeen and practiced in Canton until August 1884, when he moved to Bay St. Louis.
He engaged in the practice of law and in newspaper work.
He was editor and proprietor of the Gulf Coast Progress at Bay St. Louis.
He served as member of the Democratic State executive committee 1886-1900.
He retired from the newspaper business in 1890.
He served as member of the State senate in 1896.
He served in the State house of representatives in 1900.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1900 and 1916.
Bowers was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1911).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi
Hancock County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,967 people, 16,897 households, and 11,827 families residing in the county. The population density was 90 people per square mile . There were 21,072 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile...
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He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, and continued the practice of law until his death there October 26, 1939.
He was interred in Cedar Rest Cemetery, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.