William Bowie (agrarian)

William Bowie (January 29, 1776 – 1826) was an agrarian and delegate to the state convention to charter the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.[1]

Born at Locust Grove in Prince George's County, Maryland on January 29, 1776 to Walter Bowie and Mary (Brooks) Bowie,[1][2] William Bowie was the only member of his family who did not engage in politics. He was appointed Justice of the Peace from 1808 to 1810 and became a member of the Levy Court in 1820.[1]

In 1825, Bowie was selected by Joseph Kent, governor of Maryland at that time, to be a delegate to the state convention to charter the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.[1]

He married Kitty Beans Duckett and had several children including William Duckett Bowie and Walter Baruch Bowie.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Hall, Clayton Colman (1912). Baltimore: Its History and Its People, vol.3. Lewis Historical Publishing Co. pp. 300–301.
  2. ^ Spencer, Richard Henry (1919). Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland. New York: American Historical Society. p. 392. ISBN 0-8328-5943-5.