Robert Bowie
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Robert Bowie (March, 1750 – January 8, 1818) served twice as Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States, from 1803 to 1806, and from 1811 to 1812.[1]
He was the third child born to Captain William Bowie and Margaret Sprigg, at Mattaponi, in Prince George's County, Maryland.[2]
He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1785 to 1790, and from 1801 to 1803.
[edit] References
- ^ Governor's Information: Maryland Governor Oden Bowie. National Governors Association. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Hall, Clayton Colman (1912). Baltimore: Its History and Its People, vol.3. Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 304-306.
Preceded by John Francis Mercer |
Governor of Maryland 1803–1806 |
Succeeded by Robert Wright |
Preceded by Edward Lloyd |
Governor of Maryland 1811–1812 |
Succeeded by Levin Winder |