Oden Bowie
| Oden Bowie | |
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| 34th Governor of Maryland | |
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In office January 13, 1869 – January 10, 1872 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Swann |
| Succeeded by | William Pinkney Whyte |
| Maryland State Senator | |
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In office 1867–1869 |
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| Member of Maryland House of Delegates | |
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In office 1849–1867 |
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| Chairman, Democratic State Central Committee | |
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In office 1861–1865 |
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| Delegate, Democratic National Convention | |
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In office 1864–1864 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 10, 1826 Collington, Maryland |
| Died | December 4, 1894 (aged 68) Collington, Maryland |
| Resting place | Family plot at "Fairview," Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Carter (married December 3, 1851) |
| Children | Alice; William Duckett; Oden, Jr.; Annette Carter; Mary Oden; Carter Lee; Washington Booth |
| Parents | William D. Bowie and Eliza Oden |
| Occupation |
President, Baltimore & Potomac Railroad, 1860–1894 |
| Profession | Entrepreneur, politician, race horse owner & breeder |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Awards | Maryland Legislature resolutions expressing "the thanks of his native State for distinguished gallantry displayed during the three days’ siege of Monterey." |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1845–1847 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit | Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen |
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President, Baltimore & Potomac Railroad, 1860–1894
President, City Passenger Railway Company, Baltimore City
Oden Bowie (November 10, 1826 – December 4, 1894), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 34th Governor of the State of Maryland in the United States from 1869 to 1872.
He was born in 1826 at Fairview Plantation in Collington, Prince George's County, Maryland, the oldest son of Colonel William Duckett Bowie and Eliza Mary Oden.
He spent the bulk of his childhood at Fairview where he was educated by a private tutor until his mother died when he was nine years old. After his mother's death, he was sent to the preparatory department of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland where studied for three years. At age twelve, he enrolled in St. Mary's Seminary and University and graduated in July 1845 as valedictorian of his class.
In 1846 Bowie enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private at the outbreak of the Mexican-American war. He was promoted through the ranks, cited with "conspicuous bravery at Monterey" by Captain Taylor and eventually promoted to the rank of Captain by President James K. Polk, serving in the Voltigeur Regiment. At the time he was the youngest Captain in the army.
In 1849, he was elected to his first political office, as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, followed by the Maryland Senate from 1867 to 1869. On November 5, 1867, he became the first Governor of Maryland to be elected under the post-Civil War Maryland Constitution of 1867, and as such, he did not assume the office of Governor until January 13, 1869. Bowie's term of Governor ended on January 10, 1872 ending his career in politics.
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