Justin De Witt Bowersock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Justin De Witt Bowersock

American politician

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1842

Place of Birth: Columbiana, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1922

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Justin De Witt Bowersock

  • Justin De Witt Bowersock (September 19, 1842 – October 27, 1922) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Kansas. Born near Columbiana, Ohio, Bowersock moved to Iowa City, Iowa, in 1860 and engaged in mercantile pursuits and grain shipping.
  • He moved to Lawrence, Kansas, in 1877 and engaged in banking and in the manufacture of flour, paper, and barbed wire.
  • He served as mayor of Lawrence 1881-1885.
  • Bowersock was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1887.
  • He served as a member of the Kansas State Senate in 1895.Bowersock was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907).
  • He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906.
  • He was interested in banking and manufactures in Lawrence, Kansas, until his death there on October 27, 1922, and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

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