Selwyn Z. Bowman

Selwyn Z. Bowman

Selwyn Zadock Bowman (May 11, 1840 - September 30, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Bowman attended the Charlestown public schools.He moved to Somerville, Massachusetts, with his parents in 1855.He was graduated from Harvard University in 1860 and from its law school in 1863.He was admitted to the bar in 1863 and commenced practice in Boston, Massachusetts, and continued his residence in Somerville, Massachusetts.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1870, 1871, and again in 1875. City solicitor of Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1872 and 1873.He served in the State senate in 1876 and 1877.

Bowman was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1883).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress.He returned to Somerville, Massachusetts, and resumed the practice of law in Boston, Massachusetts.He again served as city solicitor of Somerville, Massachusetts from 1888 to 1897.He moved to Cohasset, Massachusetts, in 1914, and continued the practice of law in Boston, Massachusetts.He died in Framingham, Massachusetts, September 30, 1928.He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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