About J. Andrew Bowler
Lived 1862 – 1935 (aged 73). J. Andrew Bowler was an American christian minister.
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 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.
His former students include Delegate James S. Christian, Jr., who described Bowler as an "outstanding teacher".
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American minister
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J. Andrew Bowler was born on 1 March 1862 in Richmond.
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J. Andrew Bowler died on 7 October 1935 in Richmond.
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J. Andrew Bowler was a christian minister.
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