About Charles N. Fowler
Lived 1852 – 1932 (aged 79). Charles N. Fowler was an American politician and lawyer.
Charles Newell Fowler Sr. (November 2, 1852 – May 27, 1932) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1911.
Early life Charles Newell Fowler was born on November 2, 1852, in Lena, Illinois. He attended the public schools in Lena and Beloit College. He graduated from Yale College in 1876 where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He was a member of Yale Crew. He then taught school and graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1878. He was president of the Pingry School in Elizabeth.
Personal life
Fowler married Hilda S. Heg, daughter of Hans Christian Heg, in 1879. They had a son, Charles N. Jr. In 1930, he moved to Orange, New Jersey.
Fowler died on May 27, 1932. He was interred in Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey.
His home in Elizabeth is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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American politician (1852-1932)
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Charles N. Fowler was born on 2 November 1852 in Lena.
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Charles N. Fowler died on 27 May 1932 in Orange.
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Charles N. Fowler was a politician and lawyer.
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Charles N. Fowler was American.
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