William W. Bowers

William Wallace Bowers ( born October 20, 1834 in Whitestown, New York, † May 2, 1917 in San Diego, California ) was an American politician. Between 1891 and 1897 he represented the state of California in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Bowers attended the public schools of his home. In 1854, he moved to Wisconsin. During the Civil War he served 1862-1865 in a Kavallereieinheit from Wisconsin, which belonged to the army of the Union. In 1869 he moved to San Diego, where he worked as a rancher. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party. In 1873 and 1874 he was a deputy in the California State Assembly. Between 1874 and 1879 he directed the customs authorities at the port of San Diego. In addition, he ran there 1884-1891 a hotel.

From 1887 to 1889 Bowers was a member of the Senate of California. In the congressional elections of 1890 he was in the sixth constituency of California in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William Vandever on March 4, 1891. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1897 three legislative periods. Since 1893 he represented there, the then newly established seventh district of his state. In 1896 he was defeated Curtis H. Castle of the Populist Party. Since 1895 he was chairman of the Committee for the revision of federal laws ( Committee on Revision of the Laws).

Between 1902 and 1906 he headed again, the customs authority at the port of San Diego. Then he withdrew into retirement. William Bowers died on May 2, 1917 in San Diego.