Andrew Bowne
| Andrew Bowne | |
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| 5th Deputy Governor of East New Jersey | |
| Governor | Jeremiah Basse |
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In office 1699–1699 |
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| Preceded by | vacant |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| President of the New Jersey Provincial Council | |
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In office 1705–1708 |
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| Preceded by | Lewis Morris |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Morris |
| Member of the New Jersey Provincial Council for the Eastern Division | |
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In office July 29, 1703 – 1708 Died |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c1638 Salem, Massachusetts |
| Died | c1708 Monmouth County, New Jersey |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth |
| Children | Elizabeth |
| Occupation | Mariner, Merchant, Politician |
Captain Andrew Bowne (c1638 - c1708) was an American colonial politician and jurist, who served in various capacities in both New York and New Jersey.
A son of William and Ann Bowne, Andrew Bowne was born circa 1638 in Salem, Massachusetts, where he was baptized on August 12, 1638. About 1645 or 1646, the Bowne family moved to Gravesend, an English settlement in New Netherland. He became a mariner by profession, and by 1680 was a resident of New York City, where he became a merchant. In 1686 he became a resident of Middletown Township, New Jersey, where he purchased 1,000 acres from Samuel Winder on June 17. Winder was a son in law of Thomas Rudyard, to whom the land had been originally granted. This land is now Cliffwood and Cliffwood Beach in Aberdeen Township; it was here that Bowne lived until his death.
On October 10, 1683, after having served there as a juror the month before, Andrew Bowne was appointed by Governor Thomas Dongan as a judge of the Admiralty Court. On November 3, 1684 he was commissioned as an Alderman of New York City, and again on October 16, 1685.
Andrew Bowne was appointed as a justice of the peace for Monmouth County in 1690; he also held the position from 1695 through 1698. In 1692 he was appointed a judge of the Court of Session, and was Presiding Judge in 1693, 1697, 1698 and 1699. In 1698 and 1699 Bowne was a judge of the East Jersey Court of Common Right, the supreme court of the colony.
In 1692 Andrew Bowne was appointed a member of the East New Jersey Provincial Council, the upper house of the legislature. He remained of the Council through the first administration of Governor Andrew Hamilton and that of Gov. Jeremiah Basse.
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