Charles Calvin Bowman

Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 11th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

November 14, 1852 (88 years old)

Birthday

July 3, 1941

Death

Born in Troy, New York, and educated at Lansingburgh Academy and Union College, where he graduated with a degree in civil engineering.
Worked in civil engineering for the State of Massachusetts before organizing the western shipping department of the Pennsylvania Coal Company.
Served as general manager of the Florence Coal Co. and later operated as an independent miner and shipper of anthracite coal.
Held the position of mayor of Pittston, Pennsylvania, in 1896 and was a member of the city council for sixteen terms.
Participated as a delegate in both the Independent Republican State convention in 1890 and the Republican State convention in 1898.
Served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, though his election was contested and ultimately declared void due to findings of fraud related to campaign expenditures.
After his time in Congress, he returned to the coal business.
Died in Pittston, Pennsylvania, and was interred in Pittston Cemetery.