Frank L. Bowman
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Frank Llewellyn Bowman was an American
politician who represented West Virginia
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1925-1933.
. He attended the public schools and then moved with his parents to Morgantown, West Virginia
. He graduated from the West Virginia University
in 1902. After graduation, he worked as a teller in a bank at Morgantown from 1902 until 1904, when he resigned to take up the study of law
. He was admitted to the bar in 1905 and commenced practice in Morgantown, West Virginia. In addition, he was also interested in coal
mining.
Bowman was appointed postmaster
of Morgantown, West Virginia May 25, 1911, and served until April 14, 1915, when a successor was appointed. He was the city mayor in 1916 and 1917 but declined renomination for mayor. Bowman was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1933) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.
After leaving Congress, Bowman organized a coal company in Washington, D.C.
, and served as president until appointed a member of the Board of Veterans Appeals of the Veterans’ Administration in 1935. He served until his death in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 1936. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia.
United States
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politician who represented West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1925-1933.
Biography
Bowman was born in Masontown, PennsylvaniaMasontown, Pennsylvania
Masontown is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 3,611 at the 2000 census. The town is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District...
. He attended the public schools and then moved with his parents to Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...
. He graduated from the West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
in 1902. After graduation, he worked as a teller in a bank at Morgantown from 1902 until 1904, when he resigned to take up the study of law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
. He was admitted to the bar in 1905 and commenced practice in Morgantown, West Virginia. In addition, he was also interested in coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
mining.
Bowman was appointed postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
of Morgantown, West Virginia May 25, 1911, and served until April 14, 1915, when a successor was appointed. He was the city mayor in 1916 and 1917 but declined renomination for mayor. Bowman was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1933) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.
After leaving Congress, Bowman organized a coal company in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and served as president until appointed a member of the Board of Veterans Appeals of the Veterans’ Administration in 1935. He served until his death in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 1936. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, West Virginia.