Justin De Witt Bowersock

Republican Representative of Kansas's 2nd district

  • Representative

    Kansas, district 2

    December 4, 1905 - March 3, 1907

4

Congresses Served

4

House Terms

September 19, 1842 (80 years old)

Birthday

October 27, 1922

Death

  • Served as a U.S. Representative from Kansas for four consecutive terms from 1899 to 1907.
  • Engaged in various business ventures, including mercantile pursuits, grain shipping, banking, and manufacturing of flour, paper, and barbed wire.
  • Held the position of mayor of Lawrence, Kansas, from 1881 to 1885.
  • Elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1887 and served in the Kansas State Senate in 1895.
  • Did not seek renomination for Congress in 1906 and continued to focus on banking and manufacturing until his death.
  • Interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas.