William Henry Harrison Stowell (July 26, 1840 – April 27, 1922) was a 19th-century congressman, merchant and industrialist from Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Biography

Born in Windsor, Vermont, Stowell attended public schools in Boston, Massachusetts, as a child and graduated from

Boston Latin School The Boston Latin School is a public exam school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established on April 23, 1635, making it both the oldest public school in the British America and the oldest existing school in the United States. Its curriculum f ...

in 1860. He engaged in

mercantile Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchan ...

pursuits before moving to Virginia in 1865 and became collector of internal revenue for the fourth district in 1869. Stowell was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1870, serving from 1871 to 1877 and was a delegate to the

Republican National Convention The Republican National Convention (RNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1856 by the United States Republican Party. They are administered by the Republican National Committee. The goal of the Repu ...

in 1876. He moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1880 and engaged in paper manufacturing and later moved to Duluth, Minnesota, in 1886 and engaging in paper and steel manufacturing. Stowell was president of the Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth from 1889 to 1895 and was a correspondent in Paris, France, for various newspapers. He moved to

Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst () is a New England town, town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,263, making it the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County (althoug ...

in 1914, where he died on April 27, 1922. Stowell was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York City.

Electoral history

*1870; Stowell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed. *1872; Stowell was re-elected with 65.61% of the vote, defeating Conservative Phillip Watkins McKinney. *1874; Stowell was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Democrat William Hodges Mann and Independent C.H. Porter.

References

External links

* 1840 births 1922 deaths American bank presidents American Episcopalians People from Windsor, Vermont Politicians from Amherst, Massachusetts Politicians from Appleton, Wisconsin Politicians from Duluth, Minnesota Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) Boston Latin School alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia Wisconsin Republicans Minnesota Republicans Massachusetts Republicans 19th-century American politicians {{Virginia-Representative-stub