Robert Bowie | |
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| Governor of Maryland | |
| In office November 15, 1803 – November 12, 1806 | |
| Preceded by | John F. Mercer |
| Succeeded by | Robert Wright |
| In office November 16, 1811 – November 23, 1812 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | Levin Winder |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1785–1790 | |
| In office 1801–1803 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1750 Prince George's County, Province of Maryland, British America |
| Died | January 8, 1818 (aged 67) Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
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Robert Bowie (March 1750 – January 8, 1818) served as the 11th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States, from 1803 to 1806, and from 1811 to 1812.[1]
He was the third child born to Captain William Bowie and Margaret Sprigg, at Mattaponi.[2] He graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy.
He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1785 to 1790, and from 1801 to 1803.
- ^ "Governor's Information: Maryland Governor Oden Bowie". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
- ^ Hall, Clayton Colman (1912). Baltimore: Its History and Its People, vol.3. Lewis Historical Publishing Co. pp. 304–306.