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Esco Niblo Bowen (May 27, 1893–February 24, 1959) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. Bowen was born on a farm in
Lawrence County, Illinois Lawrence County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. At the 2020 census, the population was 15,280. Its county seat is Lawrenceville. History Lawrence County was formed in 1821 out of Crawford and Edwards counties. It was ...
. He went to the Lawrence County public schools and to Sumner High School in Sumner, Illinois. Bowen went to Illinois State University and to law school at Illinois Wesleyan University. Bowen was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1915. He practiced law in Herrin, Illinois. He served as the city attorney for
Bridgeport, Illinois Bridgeport is a city in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,886 at the 2010 census. History Bridgeport was established in the mid-1850s as a stop along the Ohio and Mississippi Railway. It was named by a railroad of ...
from 1915 to 1917. Bowen served as Herrin City Court judge and as Williamson County Court judge. Bowen also served as mater in chancery for Williamson County. Bowen served in the
Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
in 1941 and 1942. He was a
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
. From 1954 to 1957, Bowen served as Herrin City Attorney. He was involved in farming and horse breeding. Bowen died at Herrin Hospital in Herrin after being ill for several years.'Long Time Democratic Leader-E. N. Bowen, Former Judge, Dies In Herrin,' ''Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, Illinois)'', February 25, 1959, pg. 3


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1893 births 1959 deaths People from Lawrence County, Illinois People from Herrin, Illinois Farmers from Illinois Illinois State University alumni Illinois Wesleyan University alumni Illinois lawyers Illinois state court judges Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American judges 20th-century American lawyers {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub