Alexander McDowell

Alexander McDowell


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's at-large district
In office 1893–1895
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Galusha A. Grow George F. Huff

Personal details
Born	(1845-03-04)March 4, 1845 Franklin, Pennsylvania
Died	September 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.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Alexander McDowell was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania.^[3] He attended the common schools and learned the printing trade. He studied law but never practiced.^[4]^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8]^[9]

He resumed banking interests, and died in Sharon, Pennsylvania on September 30, 1913.^[10] He was interred in the Oakwood Cemetery in Sharon.^[11]^[12]

References

^ "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.
^ "McDowell, Alexander." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, retrieved online February 14, 2008.
^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XV. James T. White & Company. 1916. p. 380. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "McDowell, Alexander," The Political Graveyard.
^ "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "McDowell, Alexander," The Political Graveyard.
^ "Mayor M'Dowell Dies". Star-Gazette. September 30, 1913. p. 11. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McDowell, Alexander," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "McDowell, Alexander," The Political Graveyard.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by At-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 by At-large: Galusha A. Grow George F. Huff
Government offices
Preceded by James Kerr	Clerk of the United States House of Representatives March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1911	Succeeded by South Trimble

v t e Features of Venango County, Pennsylvania
Geography	Allegheny River Clear Creek State Forest Cornplanter State Forest East Sandy Creek French Creek Oil Creek
History	Drake's Well Fort Le Boeuf Fort Machault Fort Venango McClintocksville Petroleum industry Pithole Pontiac's Rebellion USS Venango Wamsutta Oil Refinery National Register of Historic Places
Industry	Joy Mining Machinery Pennzoil Quaker State
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