George Washington Cowles (December 6, 1823 – January 20, 1901) was a

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Biography

George W. Cowles was born in Otisco, New York on December 6, 1823. He attended the common schools, and in 1845 graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. While at Hamilton he joined the

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fraternity. Cowles taught school prior to and while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice in

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. From 1864 to 1869 he served as Judge of the Wayne County court. In 1868 Cowles was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870. After his term in Congress Cowles resumed the practice of law. He served as again Judge of the Wayne County court from 1874 to 1880, and from 1886 until his death. He was the editor of 1895's
Landmarks of Wayne County, New York
'. Cowles died in

on January 20, 1901. He was interred in Clyde's Maple Grove Cemetery.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cowles, George Washington 1823 births 1901 deaths Hamilton College (New York) alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Otisco, New York People from Clyde, New York 19th-century American politicians