James Alexander Fowler

James A. Fowler
Fowler (right) with Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty in 1922
Born(1863-02-22)February 22, 1863
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
DiedNovember 18, 1955(1955-11-18) (aged 92)
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
EducationEast Tennessee Wesleyan University, LL.D.[1]
Political partyRepublican[1]
SpouseLucy Hornsby[1]
ChildrenHarriet, Harley, Hornsby, James, Jr., Edward, Samuel[1]
Parent(s)Joseph Fowler and Mary Conner[1]

James Alexander Fowler (February 22, 1863 – November 18, 1955) was an American lawyer who served in various capacities as an Assistant Attorney General and special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General from 1908 to 1914, and from 1921 to 1926. In this role, he either argued or prepared briefs for several notable Supreme Court cases, and was active in the organization of the short-lived Commerce Court.[1][2] Fowler was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Tennessee in 1898 as well as for U.S. Senator in 1928.[1] He served one term as mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, from 1927 to 1929.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Alice Howell, Lucile Deaderick (ed.), Heart of the Valley: A History of Knoxville, Tennessee (Knoxville: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1976), pp. 523-524.
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