 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—North CarolinaAlfred ROWLAND
(1844-1898)
ROWLAND, Alfred, a
Representative from North Carolina; born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., February 9, 1844; attended the common schools;
entered the Confederate Army in May 1861 and served as a lieutenant
in Company D, Eighteenth Regiment of North Carolina State Troops,
until May 12, 1864; imprisoned at Fort Delaware until June 1865;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice
in Lumberton; register of deeds for Robeson County in 1867; member
of the State house of representatives in 1876, 1877, 1880, and
1881; elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first
Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891); was not a candidate for
renomination in 1890; resumed the practice of law; died in
Lumberton, N.C., August 2, 1898; interment in Meadow Brook
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
