William Bismarck Bowling

Democrat Representative of Alabama's 5th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

September 24, 1870 (76 years old)

Birthday

December 27, 1946

Death

American politician who served as a U.S. Representative.
Born in Iron City, Alabama, and educated in local schools, graduating from a state normal school.
Worked as a public school teacher in Alabama and Georgia before pursuing a law career.
Admitted to the bar in 1900 and practiced law in LaFayette and Dadeville, Alabama.
Served as solicitor of the fifth judicial circuit of Alabama from 1905 to 1920.
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat, filling a vacancy and subsequently reelected multiple times.
Resigned from Congress to become a judge for the fifth judicial circuit of Alabama.
Married with four children and four grandchildren.
Died in LaFayette, Alabama, and was interred in LaFayette Cemetery.