Selwyn Zadock Bowman

Republican Representative of Massachusetts's 5th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1840 (88 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1928

Death

American attorney and politician with a career spanning several public offices.
Served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts for two terms from 1879 to 1883.
Held positions in the Massachusetts State House of Representatives and State Senate during the early 1870s.
Worked as city solicitor for Somerville, Massachusetts, in the early 1870s and again from 1888 to 1897.
Graduated from Harvard University and Harvard Law School.
Practiced law in Boston, Massachusetts, throughout his career.
Moved to Cohasset, Massachusetts, in 1914, continuing his legal practice.
Passed away in 1928 and was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.