John Richard Bowman

Full Name: John Richard Bowman
Date of birth: April 17, 1877
Date of death: July 17, 1914

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	106	Jan 12, 1909 - Dec 1, 1909	31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter	Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
H	106	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter	Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
H	106	Mar 26, 1906 - Jan 8, 1907	29th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter	Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(2) "Dick Bowman Lands Job: Member of Penitentiary Investigating Committee Named as Secretary to Governor," 11/19/1909, J. Richard Bowman of Amarillo named as Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell's private secretary, to assume his duties immediately. Denton Record-Chronicle.
(3) J.C. Hunt, sworn 8/5/1910, succeeded J. Richard Bowman, resigned 12/1/1909. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Assumed Democrat for 29th 2nd C.S. based on listing as Democrat in 30th and 31st Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.
(5) 29th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 3/26/1906, p. 2. Notice of vacancies in the House due to resignations of Hon. W.B. Ware and Hon. A.L. Sharpe and deaths of Hon. J.D. Woods and Hon. Lon A. Hagan; elections and oaths of office of Thos. B. Peareson, Charles Davis, Jr., J.R. Bowman, and W.J. Mathis, sworn 3/26/1906. House Journal.
(6) J. Richard Bowman, in special election 2/15/1906, succeeded W.B. Ware, resigned after 1st C.S. (4/15/1905 - 5/14/1905). Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 106
Jan 12, 1909 - Dec 1, 1909
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

House District 106
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

House District 106
Mar 26, 1906 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Photos and biographical sketches, Thomas Pierce Stone, John Warren Veale, and John Richard Bowman (birth date 4/17/1877 in Plano, Texas), "Thirtieth Texas Legislature," 2/4/1907, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.
Photo and biographical sketch of Bowman as Secretary to Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell. "In the Halls of the Mighty: 'Some Men are Born Great. Some Achieve Greatness and Some Have Greatness Thrust Upon Them,'" 6/5/1910, p. 34. San Antonio Light and Gazette.

Other Resources

Death notice, 7/18/1914, p. 1. Brownsville Herald.
John Richard Bowman, birth date 4/17/1876, death date 7/17/1914, burial in Bowman Cemetery, Plano, Collin County. Includes obituary from The Courier-Gazette (McKinney, Texas), 7/18/1914, p. 1. Find a Grave.
Obituary and biographical sketch, "Ex-Secretary Bow[m]an Is Dead: Dallas Man Who Formerly Served Governor Campbell Dies Rather Suddenly," 7/18/1914, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
Death notice, 7/19/1914, part one, p. 2. Wichita Daily Times.

Photographs

Photograph. J.R. Bowman, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.R. Bowman, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Commerce and Manufactures Common Carriers Judicial Districts Judiciary Municipal Corporations Public Lands and Land Office (Chair)
31st R.S. - 1909 Appointment of House Employees, Investigate Commerce and Manufactures Common Carriers Education Judicial Districts Judiciary Labor Penitentiaries Investigating
30th R.S. - 1907 Claims and Accounts (Chair) Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Claims and Accounts Labor Military Affairs Private Corporations Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock Raising
29th R.S. - 1905 Counties Judicial Districts Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock Raising

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