The Republican., 1894-12-06
EX-GOVERNOR BOWIE DEAD.
He Was Governor of Maryland From
1867 TO 1871,

Governor Oden Bowie died at 2:3O
this morning at his home, Bowie,
Md. He had stroke of paralysis
last Monday night, which was the
immediate cause of dissolution. He
was G0 years Of age and a prOmi-
nent figure Of Maryland. He was
in the Mexican war and served sey-
eral terms in the Maryland Legisla-
ture. lie was governor of the
State from 1867 to 1871, and since
that time has continuously been
president of the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad company and of
the Baltimore City Passenger Rail
way company.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
The Ex-Governor was born in
Prince Georges county, Md, No,
yember 10, 1926. His father was
VIM. D. Bowie and his mother
Eliza Oden, both representatives of
prominent old Maryland families
and natives of Prince Georges.
Oden Bowie went to the preparatory
school Of st. Johns College upon
the death of his mother when he
was nine years old. He remained
there three years and then went to
st. Mary's College, Baltimore,
where he was graduated with hon
orS in July, 1945.
The next year he enlisted as a
private in the Baltimore and Wash
lEgton Battalion under Lieut.. Col.
VIM. Il. Watson and went off to
the Mexican war. At the battle of
Monterey he was promoted to the
rank of lieutenant for gallant con-
duct, receiving a compliment from
General Taylor. President Polk
subsequently appointed him senior
captain Of the Vol;igeur Regiment,
of which Joseph E. johnson was
Lieutenant Colonel. Captain
Bowie's health failed and he re-
turned home in consequence before
the close of the war. His gallant
conduct was recognized by the Leg
islature Of Maryland by compll-
mentary resolutions.
Mr.. Bowie's first appearance IN
politics was as candidate upon the
Democratic ticket for the House of
Delegates the year he returned from
Mexico. He was defeated by ten
votes, but two years later was
elected, being the only successful
Democrat. In 1861 he was can
dIdate for the Senate, but was de-
feated by military interference. In
1864 he was nominated for Lieuten-
ant-Goyernor of Maryland and de-
feated by the vote of soldiers. All
during the war he used his utmost
endeaYors to keep the Democratic
party organized. He was during
that time chairman of the State
central committee. 1t was largely
the result of his negotiations that
Governor Swami allowed the Demo
cratic majority in the State to as
sert itself and take possession of the
State government.
He was a delegate to the Chicago
convention which nominated
Mcclellan in 1864, and it was
largely through his efforts that the
following DemocraticsNation CON
vention was held in Baltimore.
In 1867 he was elected governor
by over 100000 majority. Among
the leading questions settled during
his administration were oyster diff
culties with Virginia, the collection
of arrearages from the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, repayment by
the United States of money loaned
to the federal government for war
purposes and the conversion of the
Chesapeake aod Ohio canal into a
paying enterprise.
Mr.. Bowie was d great lover of
horses and was the first president of
the Maryland Jockey club. The
Saratoga meet IN August 1890, was
the last at which Governor Bowie
entered his horses. Immediately
after he sold his racing stable of ten
horses on the adyice of his physi-
clans. Nine were bought by Sire
Brothers, Of New York, and one
(Loadlike) by Mr., NJ. German, of
Canada.
Governor Bowie was married De-
cember 3, 1851, to Miss Alice Car
ter, a sister of Mr.. Bernard Carter,
of Baltimore. The marriage took
place at "Goodwin," !" the home Of
Col. Chas. Carter, in Prince
Georges county. lie has seven
children. The eldest son, VIM,
Duckett Bowie, is the present State
Senator from Prince Georges
county. His other children are
Oden Bowie, jr., a stock broker in
New York; Carter Bowie. Washing
ton Booth Bowie, Mrs. Owen Rob
erts, Mrs. Eugene Roberts, and
Mrs. Thomas Whitridge.
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