Stanley E. Bowdle

American lawyer and politician (1868–1919)

Stanley Eyre Bowdle


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Preceded by	Nicholas Longworth
Succeeded by	Nicholas Longworth

Personal details
Born	(1868-09-04)September 4, 1868 Clifton, Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	April 6, 1919(1919-04-06) (aged 50) Cincinnati, Ohio
Resting place	Spring Grove Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Lillian Crane Scott
Children	One daughter
Alma mater	Cincinnati Law School

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Stanley Eyre Bowdle (September 4, 1868 – April 6, 1919) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1913 to 1915.

Early life and career

Born in Clifton, Cincinnati, Ohio, Bowdle attended the public schools until fifteen years of age. He served an apprenticeship of three years in the machine shops of Cramp's shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied law, and was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1889. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Cincinnati.

He spent the summers in the mountains of Colorado and winters in various places in Mexico from 1897 to 1900 in an attempt to recover from tuberculosis. He married Lillian Crane Scott while still in Colorado on November 29, 1900. She had one daughter named Virginia.^[1]

He returned to Cincinnati and resumed his profession. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1912.

Congress

Bowdle was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress and in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress.

Later career and death

In later years, he became a member of the Episcopal Church.^[1]

He served as mayor of Clifton, Cincinnati, Ohio and engaged in the practice of law in Cincinnati.

He died there on April 6, 1919, a few hours after being struck by a motorist after stepping from a streetcar near the Good Samaritan Hospital.^[1]

He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c Moulinier, Edward (1919). Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ... Vol. 40. Ohio State Bar Association. pp. 132–136.

United States Congress. "Stanley E. Bowdle (id: B000679)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Nicholas Longworth	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st congressional district 1913-1915	Succeeded by Nicholas Longworth