Joseph J. McDowell

Joseph Jefferson McDowell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byWilliam Russell
Succeeded byJonathan D. Morris
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Fayette & Highland counties district
In office
December 3, 1832 – December 1, 1833
Preceded byDavid Reece
Succeeded byS. F. Geoman
R. D. Lilley
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Fayette & Highland counties district
In office
December 2, 1833 – December 6, 1835
Preceded byMoses Carothers
Succeeded byJacob Kirby
Personal details
Born(1800-11-13)November 13, 1800
Burke County, North Carolina
DiedJanuary 17, 1877(1877-01-17) (aged 76)
Hillsboro, Ohio
Resting placeHillsboro Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic

Joseph Jefferson McDowell (November 13, 1800 – January 17, 1877) was an American lawyer and politician who served as two-term a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1843 to 1847. He was the son of Joseph McDowell, a prominent North Carolina politician who served in the Revolutionary War and was also a member of Congress.