William C. Bowman

William C. Bowman
c. 1917
Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 9th district
In office January 1916 – January 1920
Preceded by	W. C. Martin[1]
Succeeded by	Walter P. Abbott
Personal details
Born	(1882-09-14)September 14, 1882 Ouachita Parish, LA
Died	November 23, 1974(1974-11-23) (aged 92) Montgomery, Alabama
Political party	Democrat

William Chapman Bowman (September 14, 1882 - November 23, 1974) was a Democratic Mississippi state senator, representing the state's 9th senatorial district, from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

William Chapman Bowman was born on September 14, 1882, near Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.[2][3] He was the son of Francis Edwin Bowman and Pauline (Chapman) Bowman.[2] Bowman attended the public schools of Runnels County, Texas, and Belton, Texas.[2] His family moved to Natchez, Mississippi, in 1898, where Bowman attended the public schools there for 2 years.[2] He attended Millsaps College from 1900 to 1904, and graduated in 1904 with a B. A. degree.[2] He then attended the University of Mississippi to study law, graduating in 1905.[2] He then started practicing law in Natchez.[2] From 1916 to 1920, he represented Mississippi's 9th senatorial district as a Democrat in the Mississippi Senate.[2] He died at 1:30 AM on November 23, 1974, in Montgomery, Alabama, where he had been living for 52 years.[4][3]

References

1. Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1914). Journal. p. 4.
2. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 766–767.
3. "William Bowman in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
4. "The Montgomery Advertiser from Montgomery, Alabama on November 24, 1974 · 45". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.