Samuel Fowler (1851-1919)
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Samuel Fowler was an American
Democratic Party
politician who represented New Jersey
's 4th congressional district
in the U.S. Representative
from 1889 to 1893.
Fowler was the son of Colonel Samuel Fowler (1818–1863), an officer with the 15th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War
, and grandson of Samuel Fowler (1779–1844), who served in the House of Representatives from 1833 to 1837.
Fowler was born in Port Jervis, New York
on March 22, 1851. He attended the Newton (N.J.) Academy, Princeton College, and Columbia Law School
in New York City
. He was admitted to the bar of New York in 1873 and of New Jersey in 1876 and practiced law in Newark
and Newton, New Jersey
.
Fowler was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first
and Fifty-second
Congresses, and served in office from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1893, and was chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Fifty-second Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection to the Fifty-third Congress
.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession in Ogdensburg, New Jersey
. Fowler died in Newark
on March 17, 1919. He was interred in North Church Cemetery in Hardyston Township
, near Hamburg, New Jersey
.
United States
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Democratic Party
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politician who represented New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
's 4th congressional district
New Jersey's 4th congressional district
New Jersey's 4th Congressional District elects one member of congress by the first past the post method, it is currently represented by Republican Chris Smith. He has represented the district since 1981....
in the U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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from 1889 to 1893.
Fowler was the son of Colonel Samuel Fowler (1818–1863), an officer with the 15th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War
American Civil War
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, and grandson of Samuel Fowler (1779–1844), who served in the House of Representatives from 1833 to 1837.
Fowler was born in Port Jervis, New York
Port Jervis, New York
Port Jervis is a city on the Delaware River in western Orange County, New York, with a population of 8,860 at the 2000 census. The communities of Deerpark, Huguenot, Sparrowbush, and Greenville are adjacent to Port Jervis, and the towns of Montague, New Jersey and Matamoras, Pennsylvania face the...
on March 22, 1851. He attended the Newton (N.J.) Academy, Princeton College, and Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
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in New York City
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. He was admitted to the bar of New York in 1873 and of New Jersey in 1876 and practiced law in Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
and Newton, New Jersey
Newton, New Jersey
Newton is a town in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 8,244. It is the county seat of Sussex County....
.
Fowler was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
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and Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
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Congresses, and served in office from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1893, and was chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Fifty-second Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection to the Fifty-third Congress
53rd United States Congress
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.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession in Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Ogdensburg is a Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,638.The borough was formed based on an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1914, from part of Sparta Township, based on the results of a referendum...
. Fowler died in Newark
Newark, New Jersey
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on March 17, 1919. He was interred in North Church Cemetery in Hardyston Township
Hardyston Township, New Jersey
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, near Hamburg, New Jersey
Hamburg, New Jersey
Hamburg is a Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 3,277.In 1753, when Sussex County was formed, Hamburg was part of New Town; on February 25, 1762, it became part of the newly established Hardyston Township...
.