Orin Fowler
| Orin Fowler | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th district | |
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In office March 4, 1849 – September 3, 1852 | |
| Preceded by | Artemas Hale |
| Succeeded by | Edward P. Little |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 29, 1791 Lebanon, Connecticut |
| Died |
September 3, 1852 (aged 61) Washington, D.C. |
| Profession | minister |
Orin Fowler (July 29, 1791 – September 3, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, Fowler pursued classical studies and attended Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale College in 1814. He studied theology and pursued extensive missionary work in the Valley of the Mississippi. Finally settled as a minister in Plainfield, Connecticut, in 1820. He moved to Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1829, where he was installed as pastor of the Congregational Church in 1831. Wrote a history of Fall River in 1841. He served in the State senate in 1848.
Fowler was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1849, until his death in Washington, D.C., September 3, 1852. He was interred in the North Burial Ground, Fall River, Massachusetts.
References
- United States Congress. "Orin Fowler (id: F000325)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Artemas Hale |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1849 – September 3, 1852 |
Succeeded by Edward P. Little |
