Thomas Bowman (Iowa)
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Thomas Bowman (May 25, 1848 - December 1, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa.
Born in Wiscasset, Maine, Bowman moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1868. He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
Bowman was elected treasurer of Pottawattamie County in 1875, and reelected in 1877 and 1879. He served as mayor of Council Bluffs in 1882. He was appointed postmaster in 1885 and served until 1889, when he resigned. Purchased controlling ownership of the Council Bluffs Globe in 1883.
Bowman was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892. Again postmaster of Council Bluffs 1904-1908. He engaged in railroad contracting. He died in Council Bluffs, Iowa, December 1, 1917. He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery, Dresden Mills, Maine.
