Oden Bowie was an American politician who served as the 34th governor of the State of Maryland from 1869 to 1872. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the State Senate of Maryland, Governor of Maryland, member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Citizenship
United States
Born
November 10, 1826
Died
December 4, 1894
Overview
Oden Bowie (November 10, 1826December 4, 1894), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 34th Governor of the State of Maryland in the United States from 1869 to 1872.
Childhood
He was born in 1826 at Fairview Plantation in Collington, Maryland, the oldest son of Colonel William Duckett Bowie and Eliza Mary Oden.
He spent the bulk of his childhood at Fairview where he was educated by a private tutor until his mother died when he was nine years old. After his mother's death, he was sent to the preparatory department of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland where he studied for three years. At age twelve, he enrolled in St. Mary's Seminary and University and graduated in July 1845 as valedictorian of his class.
Career
