Jonathan Bowman

Jonathan Bowman (May 16, 1828 – July 16, 1895) was an American lawyer, businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four years in the Wisconsin Senate (1863–1867) and two years in the state Assembly (1862, 1874), representing Columbia County, Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in Charleston, New York, his father was a farmer who served in the New York State Legislature. Bowman was educated at the Canajoharie academy and graduated from the State and National Law School in Ballston Spa, New York in 1850.

He then moved to Delton, Wisconsin, in 1851, where he practiced law and was invested in several businesses. For a time, Bowman was very disappointed that the convention did not nominate William H. Seward, but he later became a great admirer of Lincoln.

Personal life and family

Bowman married Hannah J. Davis, of Montgomery County, New York, in 1856. They had five children, though only three—Abram, Jennie, and Emma—survived him.