Joseph Bowron

Joseph Bowron was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Bowron was born in 1809.[1] He died in 1868.

Career

Bowron was a member of the Assembly during the 1848 and 1849 sessions.[2] In 1848, the seat was initially won by William Rainey Marshall, who later became Governor of Minnesota. Bowron successfully contested the result on the grounds of non-residence.[3] He was a Democrat.

References
  1. "Bowron, Joseph". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  2. "Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 - 2007" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 125. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  3. W. H. C. Folsom (1888). E. E. Edwards (ed.). FIFTY YEARS IN THE NORTHWEST. Pioneer Press Company. p. 568. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
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