Joseph Jefferson McDowell (November 13, 1800 - January 17, 1877) was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Ohio

Ohio

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, son of Joseph McDowell

Joseph McDowell (Colonel)

Joseph "Quaker Meadows" McDowell, Jr. was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from North Carolina. He was known as "Quaker Meadows Joe" to distinguish him from his cousin Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell, who was also a legislator and American Revolutionary War officer from North Carolina...

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Born in Burke (now McDowell) County, North Carolina, McDowell moved to Kentucky with his mother in 1805 and to Augusta County, Virginia

Augusta County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 65,615 people, 24,818 households, and 18,911 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 26,738 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

, in 1817.
He pursued preparatory studies.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He moved to Highland County, Ohio

Highland County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 40,875 people, 15,587 households, and 11,394 families residing in the county. The population density was 74 people per square mile . There were 17,583 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

, in 1824 and continued agricultural pursuits.
He moved to Hillsboro, Highland County, in 1829 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1832.
He served in the State senate in 1833.
He was appointed brigadier general of the State militia in 1834.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar

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 in 1835 and commenced the practice of his profession in Hillsboro, Ohio

Hillsboro, Ohio

Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,605 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hillsboro is located at ....

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He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh

27th United States Congress

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Ohio Presidential elector in 1832 for Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson

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McDowell was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Twenty-eighth

28th United States Congress

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 and Twenty-ninth

29th United States Congress

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 Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1847).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Twenty-eighth Congress).
He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He died in Hillsboro, Ohio

Hillsboro, Ohio

Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,605 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hillsboro is located at ....

, January 17, 1877.
He was interred in Hillsboro Cemetery

Hillsboro Cemetery

Located in Hillsboro, Ohio, Hillsboro Cemetery is home to multiple notable interments, including baseball player Kirby White and politicians Joseph J. McDowell, John Armstrong Smith, Jacob J. Pugsley, Allen Trimble and Wilbur M. White....

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