About Henry B. Cowles
Lived 1798 – 1873 (aged 75). Henry B. Cowles was an American politician and lawyer.
Henry Booth Cowles (March 18, 1798 – May 17, 1873) was a U.S. representative from New York.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Cowles moved with his father to Dutchess County, New York, in 1809. He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1816. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Putnam County. He served as a member of the State assembly from 1826 to 1828.
Cowles was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). He moved to New York City in 1834 and practiced law until his death there on May 17, 1873. He was interred in Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, New York.
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American politician (1798-1873)
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Henry B. Cowles was born on 18 March 1798 in Hartford.
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Henry B. Cowles died on 17 May 1873 in New York City.
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Henry B. Cowles was a politician and lawyer.
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