Henry Bowen

Henry Bowen
Portrait by C. M. Bell c. 1883–1889
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byAbram Fulkerson
Succeeded byConnally Findlay Trigg
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byConnally Findlay Trigg
Succeeded byJohn A. Buchanan
Personal details
Born
Henry Bowen

(1841-12-26)December 26, 1841
Tazewell County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 1915(1915-04-20) (aged 73)
Tazewell, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeJeffersonville Cemetery
37°07′18″N 81°30′35″W / 37.121563°N 81.509668°W / 37.121563; -81.509668
Political partyReadjuster (1883–1885)
Republican (1887–1889)
Alma materEmory and Henry College
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1864
Rank Captain
UnitArmy of Northern Virginia
Commands8th Virginia Cavalry
Payne's Brigade
Lee's Division
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Henry Bowen (December 26, 1841 – April 29, 1915) was a Virginia lawyer, soldier and politician from Tazewell County, Virginia. After raising a unit which became the 22nd Virginia Cavalry, he fought for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, after which Bowen served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives, first as a Readjuster, then as a Republican.