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Alexander McDowell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's at-large district
In office
1893–1895
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byGalusha A. Grow
George F. Huff
Personal details
Born(1845-03-04)March 4, 1845
Franklin, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 30, 1913(1913-09-30) (aged 68)
Sharon, Pennsylvania
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Alexander McDowell (March 4, 1845 – September 30, 1913) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Alexander McDowell was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and learned the printing trade. He studied law but never practiced.

During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army in the One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was mustered out at the close of the war as brevet major.

He served as editor and publisher of the Venango Citizen until 1870, when he moved to Sharon and engaged in banking. He served as treasurer and director of the School Board of Sharon from 1880 to 1913, and as treasurer of the borough of Sharon from 1880 to 1909.

McDowell was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He was elected Clerk of the House of Representatives on March 4, 1895, and served in that capacity until March 3, 1911. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1900, 1904, and 1908.

He resumed banking interests, and died in Sharon, Pennsylvania on September 30, 1913. He was interred in the Oakwood Cemetery in Sharon.

References

  1. "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (M000417). Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online February 14, 2008.
  2. "McDowell, Alexander." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, retrieved online February 14, 2008.
  3. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XV. James T. White & Company. 1916. p. 380. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  5. "McDowell, Alexander," The Political Graveyard.
  6. "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  7. "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  8. "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  9. "McDowell, Alexander," The Political Graveyard.
  10. "Mayor M'Dowell Dies". Star-Gazette. September 30, 1913. p. 11. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  12. "McDowell, Alexander," The Political Graveyard.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byAt-large: None Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district
1893–1895 alongside:
William Lilly (1893) and Galusha A. Grow (1894-1895) 		Succeeded byAt-large:
Galusha A. Grow
George F. Huff
Government offices
Preceded byJames Kerr Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1911 		Succeeded bySouth Trimble
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