John Andrew Bowler (March 1, 1862 – October 7, 1935) was an American educator and Baptist minister. He was the first minister of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in
Richmond, Virginia
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and was one of the organizers for the first school for African Americans in
Church Hill.
He died on October 7, 1935, and is buried in the historic
Evergreen Cemetery in
Richmond, Virginia
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The former Springfield School on Twenty Six Street in Richmond was renamed in his honor.
His former students include
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James S. Christian, Jr., who described Bowler as an "outstanding teacher".
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Mt. Olivet Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia)
1862 births
1935 deaths
African-American Baptist ministers
20th-century Baptist ministers from the United States
20th-century African-American people
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