Henry Bowen

Republican Representative of Virginia's 9th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

December 26, 1841 (73 years old)

Birthday

April 29, 1915

Death

Served as a lawyer, soldier, and politician in Virginia.
Fought for the Confederate States during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of captain.
Elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Tazewell County from 1869 to 1873.
Served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a member of the Readjuster Party and later as a Republican.
Participated in the Republican National Convention in 1892.
Returned to farming after his political career, focusing on livestock in Tazewell County.
Died at his home in Tazewell County and was buried in Jeffersonville Cemetery.