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George F. Bowles
George F. Bowles (1844 - December 26, 1899) was a lawyer, militia colonel, chief of police and state legislator in Mississippi. Early life, civil war and education He was born 1844 in Charleston, South Carolina, as a slave. He became free before the American Civil War and was educated in South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. He enlisted in 1863 and served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. After the war ended he studied law and was admitted to the Tennessee bar. Mississippi He moved to Natchez, Mississippi Natchez ( ) is the county seat of and only city in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Natchez has a total population of 14,520 (as of the 2020 census). Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, N ..., in 1871 and was elected the following year to be the city attorney and the city weigher. He was admitted to The Mississippi Bar in 1875. In 1878 Bowles was appointed as a colonel of the militia. He was elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams County, Mississippi
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,538. The county seat is Natchez. The county is the first to have been organized in the former Mississippi Territory. It is named for the second President of the United States, John Adams, who held that office when the county was organized in 1799. Adams County is part of the Natchez micropolitan area which consists of Adams County, Mississippi and Concordia Parish, Louisiana. History Adams County was created on April 2, 1799, from part of Pickering Territorial County. The county was organized eighteen years before Mississippi became a state. Four Mississippi governors have come from Adams County: David Holmes, George Poindexter, John A. Quitman, and Gerard Brandon. In 1860, before the US Civil War, Adams County was the richest county in the United States. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (5.2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |