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Oden Bowie (* 10. November 1826 im Prince George’s County , Maryland ; † 4. Dezember 1894 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1869 bis 1872 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Maryland.
Oden Bowie (November 10, 1826 – December 4, 1894), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 34th governor of the State of Maryland in the United States from 1869 to 1872.
Oden Bowie, perhaps inspired by Samuel Ogle's nearby Belair Stables and the Belair Stud, founded a stable at Fairview that produced successful race horses including Belle D'Or, Oriole and Crickmore. Further reading. Raghavan, Sudarsan (August 19, 2005).
Perhaps the most public member of the Bowie family was Oden Bowie (1826-1894), who became prominent in the Democratic Party and served as Maryland's governor between 1869 and 1872. Bowie received commendations for gallantry during the Mexican-American War. Following the war, he entered politics. In 1847, Bowie campaigned for the Maryland ...
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The only Mexican War veteran to have been elected governor, he descended from a long line of ancestors who had distinguished themselves in public service, and had long been prominent in Prince George’s County. His father had served as a member of the County Levy Court, a two-term member of the House of Delegates, and a colonel of militia.
Oden Bowie was a Democratic governor of Maryland from 1869 to 1872. He served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War, was a delegate to the 1864 Democratic National Convention, and promoted railroad and road improvements in the state.
ODEN BOWIE. Oden Bowie was born in 1826 at Fairview, the Prince George's County plantation of his father, William Duckett Bowie. After a heroic record in the Mexican War, he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, and then served as state senator.
