{"id":493,"date":"2018-07-16T14:50:06","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T19:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=493"},"modified":"2026-01-25T14:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T20:56:02","slug":"george-f-bowles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/","title":{"rendered":"George F. Bowles"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-973\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-973 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles-3.png\" alt=\"George F. Bowles\" width=\"290\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles-3.png 290w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles-3-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">from Springfield State Capital, Apr 30, 1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Col. George F. Bowles (Adams County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House:<\/strong> 1888-1891<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born: <\/strong>June 20, 1844 in Charleston, SC<br \/>\n<strong>Died:\u00a0<\/strong>December 26, 1899 in Natchez, MS<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer, editor, and philanthropist. According to her obituary, his wife was Laura E. Davis (c. 1847-1899) of Washington, MS. George and Laura are listed on the 1880 census in Vidalia, Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>Possibly one of the men shown in <a href=\"https:\/\/da.mdah.ms.gov\/series\/photos\/detail\/532815\">this portrait of the 1890 legislature<\/a>, which is unlabeled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/2011660968\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4220\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/bowles.png\" alt=\"George F. Bowles\" width=\"203\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><em>&#8220;Colonel George F. Bowles, the well known colored attorney and one of the leaders of his race died yesterday morning at his residence on St. Catherine street. Deceased was in his fifty-sixth year and had been a resident of this city for the past 28 years. He was born in Charleston, SC., in 1844, his father being a native of California and a free man. Colonel Bowles was a quiet unobtrusive man, courteous in the extreme and always deferring to the wishes of others. He had the respect of everyone who knew him and in the years of his residence in this city he earnestly sought to hold and deserve that respect. He was for several terms a member of the State Legislature as a representative from Adams county and though he was a Republican his vote in the Legislature was cast in favor of all measures designed for the best interests of the people. He was admitted to the bar of this county and his every act has been such as to please the members of the bar. He was an earnest worker in behalf of his race and exhorted his people to follow the best rules of morality and to advance themselves in the works of a higher and nobler life. He was a self-sacrificing man at all times and gave readily and without ostentation to all charities. He was the founder of the order of Knights and Ladies of Honor, of the World and was at the head of that fraternal and benevolent organization. He was the founder of the Universal Brotherhood and a high officer in colored Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Each order will pay the proper respect to his memory and will attend the funeral in a body. Deceased was a widower, his wife having died about three months ago. Her death was a severe blow to him and he never fully recovered from the shock. He leaves no near relatives to mourn his loss.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n(Obituary in the\u00a0<em>Natchez Democrat<\/em>, December 27, 1899)<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Born a slave in Charleston, Bowles became free before the Civil War and was educated in schools in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. He enlisted in the Union army in 1863, and after the war, he read law and was admitted to the bar in Tennessee. Bowles moved to Natchez in 1871, and in the following year he was elected city attorney and city weigher. He held several offices after Reconstruction, including militia colonel (appointed 1878), city marshal, chief of the Natchez police (elected 1879), and member of the state House of Representatives from Adams County, 1888-1891. A grand chancellor of the Negro Knights of Pythias in Mississippi, Bowles published a monthly,\u00a0<\/em>Brotherhood<em>, 1887-1900.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n(Eric Foner,\u00a0<em>Freedom&#8217;s Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders during Reconstruction<\/em>, 1993)<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Col. George F. Bowles of the Sixth Militia District, a local Republican activist and perennial officeholder, led a well-armed black militia that frequently drilled in the streets of Natchez in the mid-1870s.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n(Justin Behrend,\u00a0<em>Reconstructing Democracy: Grassroots Black Politics in the Deep South after the Civil War<\/em>, 2015)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/100211443\/george-f.-bowles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memorial on Find A Grave<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmdb.org\/marker.asp?marker=108586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historical Marker Database: Hospital Hill Neighborhood, Natchez Trails<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjtv.com\/news\/local-news\/george-f-bowles-house-receives-historical-marker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George F. Bowles House Receives Historical Marker<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/dudeman5685_yahoo_KHW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ritual of the Knights of Honor of the World, 1893<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6217\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-m-p-williams\/natchez_democrat_1872_07_23_page_2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6217\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6217\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natchez_Democrat_1872_07_23_Page_2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Natchez Democrat, July 23, 1872\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natchez_Democrat_1872_07_23_Page_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natchez_Democrat_1872_07_23_Page_2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, July 23, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1849\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-h-lynch\/lynchnom\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1849 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/lynchnom-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/lynchnom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/lynchnom-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, August 24, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1047\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/willis-davis\/davis-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1047 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/davis-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/davis-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/davis-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, November 5, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4710\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/concordia\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4710\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4710\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/concordia-150x150.png\" alt=\"Weekly Louisianian, May 15, 1880\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/concordia-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/concordia-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Louisianian, May 15, 1880<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4712\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/worms\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4712\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4712\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/worms-150x150.png\" alt=\"Weekly Louisianian, August 13, 1881\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/worms-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/worms-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Louisianian, August 13, 1881<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4714\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/ad\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4714\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4714\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ad-150x150.png\" alt=\"Concordia Eagle, April 12, 1883\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ad-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ad-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Concordia Eagle, April 12, 1883<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4716\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/adams\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4716\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4716\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adams-150x150.png\" alt=\"Cleveland Gazette, May 22, 1886\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adams-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adams-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleveland Gazette, May 22, 1886<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-853\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles9\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-853 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles9-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles9-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, January 18, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-848\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles7\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-848 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles7-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles7-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, February 15, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-844\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles5-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-844 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles5-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles5-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles5-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, April 11, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-842\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles4-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-842 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles4-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles4-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles4-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, July 25, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4708\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4708\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4708\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4708\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bowles-150x150.png\" alt=\"Freeman, May 25, 1889\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bowles-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bowles-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freeman, May 25, 1889<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-846\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles6-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-846 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles6-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles6-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles6-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, August 14, 1889<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1692\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-jacobs\/jacobs6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1692 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jacobs6-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jacobs6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jacobs6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, September 25, 1889<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1682\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/henry-p-jacobs\/jacobs-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1682 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jacobs-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jacobs-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/jacobs-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, September 25, 1889<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-996\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/butlerbowles\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-996 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/butlerbowles-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/butlerbowles-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/butlerbowles-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, February 13, 1890<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-855\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles10\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-855 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles10-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles10-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, February 11, 1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-833\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-833 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles6-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, March 11, 1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-836\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-836 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, August 19, 1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-851\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles8\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-851 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles8-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles8-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, December 23, 1891<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-838\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles2-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-838 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles2-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles2-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Democrat, March 23, 1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-975\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles2-4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-975 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles2-3-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles2-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles2-3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Springfield State Capital, April 30, 1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4719\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/printing\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4719\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4719\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/printing-150x150.png\" alt=\"Huntsville Gazette, June 2, 1894\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/printing-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/printing-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Huntsville Gazette, June 2, 1894<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-927\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-927 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles-2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richmond Planet, November 23, 1895<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1211\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-washington-gayles\/gayles18\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1211 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gayles18-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gayles18-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gayles18-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Dispatch, February 9, 1898<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-840\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles3-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-840 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles3-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles3-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles3-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Bulletin, August 17, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-857\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles11\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-857 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles11-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles11-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, December 27, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-831\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-831 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles5-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Democrat, December 28, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-829\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-829 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natchez Bulletin, December 28, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-826\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-826 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles3-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bowles3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Evening Post, January 3, 1900<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3984\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/capture-237\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3984 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-10-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Capture-10-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Evening Post, Feb 16, 1901<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4148\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/bowles-gravesite\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4148\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210327_131920-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Bowles gravesite, 2021\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210327_131920-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210327_131920-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bowles gravesite, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4161\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/20210327_141413\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4161\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210327_141413-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Bowles historical marker, 2021\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210327_141413-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210327_141413-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bowles historical marker, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Col. George F. Bowles (Adams County) State House: 1888-1891 Born: June 20, 1844 in Charleston, SC Died:\u00a0December 26, 1899 in Natchez, MS Lawyer, editor, and philanthropist. According to her obituary, his wife was Laura E. Davis (c. 1847-1899) of Washington, MS. George and Laura are listed on the 1880 census in Vidalia, Louisiana. Possibly one &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-f-bowles\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;George F. 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