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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeJoseph Smith FOWLER
(1820-1902)
Senate Years of Service:
1866-1867; 1867-1871Party: Unconditional Unionist;
RepublicanFOWLER, Joseph Smith, a
Senator from Tennessee; born in Steubenville, Jefferson County,
Ohio, August 31, 1820; attended the common schools and Grove
Academy, Steubenville, Ohio; graduated from Franklin College, New
Athens, Ohio, in 1843; taught school in Shelby County, Ky., in
1844; professor of mathematics at Franklin College, Davidson
County, Tenn., 1845-1849; studied law in Bowling Green, Ky.;
admitted to the bar and practiced in Tennessee until 1861;
president of Howard Female College, Gallatin, Tenn., 1856-1861;
comptroller of Tennessee 1862-1865; active in the reconstruction of
the State government; upon the readmission of the State of
Tennessee to representation was elected as a Unionist to the United
States Senate and served from July 24, 1866, to March 3, 1871; was
not a candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Engrossed
Bills (Fortieth Congress); engaged in the practice of law in
Washington, D.C., until his death there on April 1, 1902; interment
in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
Bibliography
American National Biography; Dictionary of American
Biography; Durham, Walter. “How Say You, Senator
Fowler?” Tennessee History Quarterly 42 (Spring 1983):
39-57; Roske, Ralph J. “The Seven Martyrs?” American
Historical Review 64 (January 1959): 332-30.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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