Representative James W. Bowman View All Years

James W. Bowman

Linn County

JAMES W. BOWMAN was born near Marion, Iowa, April 18, 1862, and died in Marion, November 3, 1925. He lived on a farm until the fall of 1896 when he was elected clerk of the District Court for Linn County. He was re-elected two years later, serving from 1897 to 1900 inclusive. He went from his service in that office to the First National Bank of Marion as cashier. In 1908 he was elected representative, and was re-elected in 1910, serving in the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth general assemblies. He also served as member of the City Council of Marion, member of the Marion Public Library Board, and chairman of the Linn County Republican Central Committee. At the time of his death he was president of the First National Bank of Marion, and president of the Linn County Bankers’ Association.

House District 48