William Henry Harrison Stowell

This article is about the congressman, merchant and industrialist. For the silent film actor, see William Stowell.
William Henry Harrison Stowell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1871 March 3, 1877
Preceded by George W. Booker
Succeeded by Joseph Jorgensen
Personal details
Born (1840-07-26)July 26, 1840
Windsor, Vermont
Died April 27, 1922(1922-04-27) (aged 81)
Amherst, Massachusetts
Resting place Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, New York
Political party Republican
Profession businessman, politician, journalist

William Henry Harrison Stowell (July 26, 1840 April 27, 1922) was a nineteenth-century congressman, merchant and industrialist from Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Biography

Born in Windsor, Vermont, Stowell attended public schools in Boston, Massachusetts as a child and graduated from Boston Latin School in 1860. He engaged in mercantile pursuits before moving to Virginia in 1865 and became collector of internal revenue for the fourth district in 1869. Stowell was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1870, serving from 1871 to 1877 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876. He moved to Appleton, Wisconsin in 1880 and engaged in paper manufacturing and later moved to Duluth, Minnesota in 1886 and engaging in paper and steel manufacturing. Stowell was president of the Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth from 1889 to 1895 and was a correspondent in Paris, France for various newspapers. He moved to Amherst, Massachusetts in 1914, where he died on April 27, 1922.[1] Stowell was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York City.

Electoral history

References

  1. "Former Papermill Man Here Is Dead in East". The Post-Crescent. April 29, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2016 via Newspapers.com.

External links

William Henry Harrison Stowell at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
George Booker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 4th congressional district

1871–1877
Succeeded by
Joseph Jorgensen


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