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(Redirected from Gustavus M. Bower) American politician (1790–1864)
Gustavus Miller Bower
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byLeonard H. Sims
Personal details
Born(1790-12-12)December 12, 1790
near Culpeper, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 1864(1864-11-17) (aged 73)
near Paris, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Gustavus Miller Bower (December 12, 1790 – November 17, 1864) was an American U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born near Culpeper, Virginia, Bower attended the public schools. He studied medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, moved to Kentucky prior to 1812 and resided near Nicholasville. He then enlisted during the War of 1812 as a surgeon-dresser. He was one of the few survivors of the massacre at Frenchtown, near Detroit, January 23, 1813. He moved to Monroe County, Missouri, in 1833, settling near Paris, and engaged in the practice of medicine as well as agricultural pursuits.

Bower was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). Afterwards, he resumed the practice of medicine. He died near Paris, Missouri, November 17, 1864. He was interred in the family burial ground north of Paris, Missouri.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byNone (new seat) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's at-large congressional district
1843-1845 		Succeeded byLeonard H. Sims
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