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See also
Charles
Boettcher —
Claudius
Kedzie Boettcher —
Charles
Anthony Buckley —
Lucius
Cowan Cron —
Daniel
James Daley —
Edward
Franklin Danforth —
Cowan
H. Drachman —
George
Cowan Gose —
Graham
Hawes Kemper —
John
Thomson Mason, Jr. —
Cowan
Oldham —
Allen
Cowan Roudebush —
Charles
Henry Sawyer —
John
Knight Shields |
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See Alexander Cowan |
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Cowan, Alexander —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1801-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Alexander
(1874-1932) —
also known as Alex Cowan —
of North Street, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Clyde Township, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 29,
1874.
Son of John Cowan and Isabella Cowan.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1915-18, 1925-28; St.
Clair County Treasurer, 1919-22; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1929-32; died in office 1932.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died October
12, 1932 (age 58 years, 136
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Andrew —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Billy —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Cowan, C. M. (d. 1989) —
of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Mayor
of Fredericksburg, Va., 1952-56.
Died in 1989.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, C. W. —
of Auglaize
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Charles J. (born
c.1927) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1965-73; defeated, 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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Cowan, David (1825-1887) —
of Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
Born in Belgium,
January
1, 1825.
Republican. Mill
operator; mayor
of Lewiston, Maine, 1872-73, 1886-87.
Died April 6,
1887 (age 62 years, 95
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.
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Cowan, Dennis G. —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Republican. Mayor
of Royal Oak, Mich., 1993-2001; chair of
Oakland County Republican Party, 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
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Cowan, Ed H. —
of Pennsylvania.
Industrial candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Edgar (1815-1885) —
of Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., September
19, 1815.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1861-67.
Died in Greensburg, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1885 (age 69 years, 346
days).
Interment at St.
Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
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Cowan, Elmer S. —
of Albion, Boone
County, Neb.
Delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Eva S. —
of Illinois.
Socialist. Candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Frank Irving (b.
1888) —
also known as Frank I. Cowan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Palmyra, Somerset
County, Maine, May 20,
1888.
Son of Lewville A. Cowan and Fannie Evelyn (Woodworth) Cowan.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
president, State Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., 1935-40; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1939-40; Maine
state attorney general, 1941-44.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Fred —
of Kentucky.
Democrat. Kentucky
state attorney general; elected 1987.
Still living as of 1987.
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Cowan, Fred A. —
of St.
Clair County, Mich.
Son of Alexander Cowan.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1935.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, George W. —
of Lacon, Marshall
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Mrs. H. A. —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Cowan, Heath —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives 5th District, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Cowan, Hilda S. —
Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Cowan, Jacob Pitzer
(1823-1895) —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio.
Born in Florence, Washington
County, Pa., March 20,
1823.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1855-57; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1875-77.
Died in Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio, July 9,
1895 (age 72 years, 111
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.
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Cowan, James H.
(1801-1871) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., 1801.
Mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1856, 1858.
Died in 1871
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Cowan, James R. —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1892, 1902-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Janet E. —
of Ford Cliff, Armstrong
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Cowan, John F. —
of North Dakota.
Republican. North
Dakota state attorney general, 1895-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Joseph L. —
New Party candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Cowan, Kathy —
of Kodak, Sevier
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Cowan, Philip E. —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Highland Park, Mich., 1954-55.
Still living as of 1955.
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Cowan, Ralph C. —
of McNeal, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state senate, 1950.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Ray C. —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Democrat. Judge, New Mexico
Court of Appeals, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Cowan, Richard Dickey, Sr.
(1782-1868) —
of Wayne
County, Mo.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., October
15, 1782.
Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1828, 1834, 1838.
Died in Missouri, September
14, 1868 (age 85 years, 335
days).
Interment at Cowan
Cemetery, Near Lowndes, Wayne County, Mo.
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Cowan, Robert T. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Zurich, 1943.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Ruth —
of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Cowan, S. C. —
of Union Springs, Bullock
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Sara —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maine, 1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
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Cowan, Solomon —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1954, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Cowan, Theodore A., Jr. —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cowan, Thomas —
of Minnesota.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1857-60.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Thomas —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Cowan, W. D. —
of Texas.
American candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 17th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, Walter Albion (b.
1886) —
also known as Walter A. Cowan —
of Winterport, Waldo
County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Palmyra, Somerset
County, Maine, April 23,
1886.
Son of Lewville A. Cowan and Frances Cowan.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives from Waldo County, 1919-20.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, William —
Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, William J. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1927.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cowan, William Randolph —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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