Eva Bowring (née Kelly; January 9, 1892January 8, 1985) was a

U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...

from

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

. Bowring was born in

Nevada, Missouri Nevada ( ''nə--də'') is a city in and the county seat of Vernon County, on the western border of Missouri, United States. The population was 8,386 at the 2010 census, and 8,254 in the 2018 estimate. The local government has a council-manager ...

. In 1928, she married

Arthur Bowring Arthur Bowring (April 20, 1873 – March 19, 1944) was an American rancher and politician. Born in Dow City, Iowa, Bowring moved with his family to Nebraska. In 1894, Bowring filed a claim for land in Cherry County, Nebraska that became his r ...

. They made their home at the Bowring Ranch near Merriman in

Cherry County, Nebraska Cherry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 5,713. Its county seat is Valentine. The county was named for Lt. Samuel A. Cherry, an Army officer who was stationed at ...

.History, Art & Archives-United States House of Representatives-Eva Kelly Bowring
/ref> Bowring was active in Republican politics in Nebraska. She was appointed to the

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by Governor

Robert B. Crosby Robert Berkey Crosby (March 26, 1911 – January 7, 2000) was an American United States Republican Party, Republican politician who served as the List of Governors of Nebraska, 27th governor of Nebraska from 1953 to 1955. Crosby was born in N ...

to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

Dwight Griswold Dwight Palmer Griswold (November 27, 1893April 12, 1954) was an American publisher and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as the 25th governor of Nebraska from 1941 to 1947, and in the United States Senate from 1952 until his ...

, making her the first woman to represent Nebraska in the Senate. She served from April 16, 1954, to November 7, 1954. Bowring was the fourth of six Senators to serve during the fifteenth Senate term for Nebraska's Class 2 seat, from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1955. After her service in the Senate, Bowring continued ranching near Merriman. She served part-time on the Board of Parole of the Department of Justice from 1956 to 1964. She died in 1985, only one day before her 93rd birthday. After her death, Bowring Ranch was donated to the

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) is the State of Nebraska's State agency charged with stewardship of the state's fish, wildlife, state park, and outdoor recreation resources. The agency is led by a governor-appointed member commission ...

, becoming

Bowring Ranch State Historical Park Bowring Ranch State Historical Park is a state park of Nebraska, USA, interpreting the ranching heritage of the Sand Hills region and the lives of former owners Arthur and Eva Bowring (the first female U.S. Senator from Nebraska). The park is ...

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Bowring Ranch State Historical Park The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowring, Eva 1892 births 1985 deaths Female United States senators Nebraska Republicans People from Cherry County, Nebraska People from Nevada, Missouri Ranchers from Nebraska Republican Party United States senators from Nebraska Women in Nebraska politics 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians

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