American politician
1883 portrait of Bowen
Jehdeiah Bowen (July 19, 1817 – November 18, 1891)[ 1] was a native of Wales who emigrated to the United States and became an American merchant, pioneer, and politician.[ 2] [ 3]
A resident of Carbondale, Pennsylvania from 1830 until the 1850s,[ 4] [ 5] he relocated to Ripon, Wisconsin , where he established a knitting factory and worked with Alvan E. Bovay to form a chapter of the Republican Party .[ 6] [ 7] A member of the Democratic Party at the time, Bowen was later described by Bovay as his "chief helper" in making the new chapter a reality.[ 8] [ 9]
In addition he helped to found Ripon College .[ 6] [ 7]
^ Proceedings of the Society at Its 34th Meeting , Wisconsin Historical Society: 1892, Biographical Sketch of Jedediah Bowen, p. 21.
^ "Portrait of a Ripon College founder donated to art collection ." Ripon, Wiscon: Ripon College, October 4, 2021.
^ "Jehdeiah Bowen ." Carbondale, Pennsylvania: Carbondale Leader , August 25, 1900, p. 2 (subscription required).
^ "Executors' Notice: Estate of William Morgan, deceased ." Carbondale, Pennsylvania: The Lackawanna Citizen , June 28, 1845, p. 3 (subscription required).
^ "Executors Notice: Samuel T. Hopkins, dec'd ." Carbondale, Pennsylvania: The Lackawanna Citizen , September 11, 1847, p. 3 (subscription required).
^ a b "Portrait of a Ripon College founder donated to art collection," Ripon College, 2021.
^ a b "Jehdeiah Bowen,"Carbondale Leader , August 25, 1900.
^ "Politics In County, State and Nation ." Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Lebanon Daily News , March 20, 1954, p. 4 (subscription required).
^ "GOP Born 100 Years Ago Out of Whigs, Free Soilers, Democrats ." Scranton, Pennsylvania: The Scranton Tribune , March 19, 1954, p. 2 (subscription required).