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James Bowen
Birth: 2-25-1808
Death: 9-29-1886
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James Bowen was born February 25, 1808, in New York, New York. Bowen was involved with the New York and Erie Railroad through his connection with James Watson Webb. He was elected a director of the company in 1839 and eventually became the President in 1841. Bowen was appointed Board of Police Commissioner by Governor John King in 1857. During the American Civil War, Bowen was appointed Brigade General of the volunteer regiments he had organized. After the war, Bowen was appointed a Commissioner of Charity and Correction of New York City. Bowen was a friend of William H. Seward and a pall bearer at his funeral in 1872. In 1842, Bowen married Eliza Livingston. Eliza died in 1872 and Bowen married Josephine Oothout in 1874. After Josephine's death, Bowen married Eliza's cousin, Athenia Livingston. Bowen died at his estate in Hastings-on-the-Hudson on September 29, 1886.
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Letter from William Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, April 26, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 18, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 27, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 4, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 6, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 11, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 24, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 6, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 29, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 7, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 20, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, September 27, 1840
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, July 23, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 23, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 6, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 28,
1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 30, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 28, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 13, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 25, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 20, 1842
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, October 4, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 22, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 14, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 19, 1841
Letter from Eliza Bowen to Frances Miller Seward, January 4, 1853
Letter from Eliza Bowen to Frances Miller Seward, February 11, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 16, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 10, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 11, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 20, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 3, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 7, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 27, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 24,
1844
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Biography: James Bowen was born February 25, 1808, in New York, New York. Bowen was involved with the New York and Erie Railroad through his connection with James Watson Webb. He was elected a director of the company in 1839 and eventually became the President in 1841. Bowen was appointed Board of Police Commissioner by Governor John King in 1857. During the American Civil War, Bowen was appointed Brigade General of the volunteer regiments he had organized. After the war, Bowen was appointed a Commissioner of Charity and Correction of New York City. Bowen was a friend of William H. Seward and a pall bearer at his funeral in 1872. In 1842, Bowen married Eliza Livingston. Eliza died in 1872 and Bowen married Josephine Oothout in 1874. After Josephine's death, Bowen married Eliza's cousin, Athenia Livingston. Bowen died at his estate in Hastings-on-the-Hudson on September 29, 1886.
Citation Type: Book or Book ChapterBook or Monograph Title: William H. Seward: An Autobiography, From 1801-1834Publisher Location: New York, NYPublisher Name: Derby and MillerYear: 1891Start Page: 513End Page: 513
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Citation Type: Book or Book ChapterBook or Monograph Title: Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 1Publisher Location: New York, NYPublisher Name: D. Appleton & Co.Year: 1888Start Page: 336Citation Notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=1h4MAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA336#v=onepage&q=bowen&f=false
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Citation Type: Book or Book ChapterBook or Monograph Title: Between the Ocean and the Lakes: The Story of ErieChapter Title: Fathers in EriePublisher Name: J.S. CollinsYear: 1901Start Page: 461End Page: 461
Biography
James Bowen was born February 25, 1808, in New York, New York. Bowen was involved with the New York and Erie Railroad through his connection with James Watson Webb. He was elected a director of the company in 1839 and eventually became the President in 1841. Bowen was appointed Board of Police Commissioner by Governor John King in 1857. During the American Civil War, Bowen was appointed Brigade General of the volunteer regiments he had organized. After the war, Bowen was appointed a Commissioner of Charity and Correction of New York City. Bowen was a friend of William H. Seward and a pall bearer at his funeral in 1872. In 1842, Bowen married Eliza Livingston. Eliza died in 1872 and Bowen married Josephine Oothout in 1874. After Josephine's death, Bowen married Eliza's cousin, Athenia Livingston. Bowen died at his estate in Hastings-on-the-Hudson on September 29, 1886.
Letter from William Seward, Jr. to Frances Miller Seward, April 26, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 18, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 27, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 4, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 6, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 11, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 1849
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 24, 1848
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 6, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 29, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 7, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 20, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, September 27, 1840
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden to Lazette Miller Worden, July 23, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 23, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 6, 1845
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, August 28, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 30, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 28, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 13, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 25, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 20, 1842
Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, October 4, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 22, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 14, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 19, 1841
Letter from Eliza Bowen to Frances Miller Seward, January 4, 1853
Letter from Eliza Bowen to Frances Miller Seward, February 11, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 16, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 10, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 11, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 20, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 3, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 7, 1842
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 27, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 24, 1844
Citations
James Bowen was born February 25, 1808, in New York, New York. Bowen was involved with the New York and Erie Railroad through his connection with James Watson Webb. He was elected a director of the company in 1839 and eventually became the President in 1841. Bowen was appointed Board of Police Commissioner by Governor John King in 1857. During the American Civil War, Bowen was appointed Brigade General of the volunteer regiments he had organized. After the war, Bowen was appointed a Commissioner of Charity and Correction of New York City. Bowen was a friend of William H. Seward and a pall bearer at his funeral in 1872. In 1842, Bowen married Eliza Livingston. Eliza died in 1872 and Bowen married Josephine Oothout in 1874. After Josephine's death, Bowen married Eliza's cousin, Athenia Livingston. Bowen died at his estate in Hastings-on-the-Hudson on September 29, 1886.