Samuel S. Bowne
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Samuel Smith Bowne (April 11, 1800 - July 9, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in New Rochelle, New York, Bowne moved to Otsego County with his parents, who settled near Morris, New York. He attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Laurens, Otsego County, in 1825. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Laurens. He moved to Cooperstown, New York. He served as member of the State assembly in 1834.
Bowne was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842. He moved to Rochester, New York, in 1846 and continued the practice of his profession. He served as judge of Otsego County 1851-1855. He resumed the practice of law. He died on his farm near Morris, New York, July 9, 1865. He was interred in Friends Burying Ground.
