Oliver Perry Bowser

Full Name: Oliver Perry Bowser
Date of birth: March 21, 1842
Date of death: December 14, 1915

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	37	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
S	6	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899	24th ⁽³⁾ 25th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas, Rockwall
S	6	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas, Rockwall

(1) O.P. Bowser (House district 37), postoffice Dallas, nativity Ohio, lands and real estate, member of former Legislatures: 23rd, 24th, 25th Senate, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) 25th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 24th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893

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House District 37
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Senate District 6
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 24th ⁽³⁾ 25th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Rockwall

Senate District 6
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Rockwall

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Resolutions and Journal entries

35th Legislature, R.S., 1/18/1917, p. 174. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Oliver Perry Bowser, pp. 324-325. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
Biographical sketch, "Lawmakers of Texas: Something about Men Who Left Records at Austin: Cranford, Bowser, Simpson, Atlee, Imboden, Steele, Greer and Douglass. Their Personal and Political Points," 8/27/1893, p. 13. Galveston Daily News.
BOWSER, OLIVER P. (1842-1915). Death date 12/15/1915. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Volume III, pp. 1429-1431. Death date 12/14/1915. Bowser "served a term in the lower house of the Legislature and in 1892 was elected state senator and served one four-year term and two two-year terms. Following that he was again elected a representative." A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
Biographical sketch, O.P. Bowser, pp. 34-35. Born 3/21/1842 in Montgomery County, Ohio. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Military Service Notes

Oliver Perry Bowser, Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant. U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019; Handley Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, 18th Texas Cavalry. Oliver Perry Bowser, military grave marker, birth date 3/21/1942, death date 12/15/1915, Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas; O.P. Bowser (1843-1915), photo, Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas. Find a Grave. O.P. Bowser Oliver Perry Bowser

Other Resources

Obituary, "Col. Oliver P. Bowser Dies Suddenly at Home," 12/15/1915, p. 16. "Died at 6 o'clock yesterday . . . " Dallas Morning News.
O.P. Bowser, birth date 3/21/1842 in Miamisburg, Ohio; death date 12/14/1915 in Dallas; occupation: real estate. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. O.P. Bowser, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. O.P. Bowser, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. O.P. Bowser, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. O.P. Bowser, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905 Appropriations Education Private Corporations Revenue and Taxation
25th R.S. - 1897 Commerce and Manufacturing (Chair) Confederate Home, Special Education Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Penitentiaries Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt State Affairs State Asylums Towns and City Corporations
24th R.S. - 1895 Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Education Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Military Affairs Penitentiaries Public Buildings and Grounds Roads and Bridges Towns and City Corporations Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
23rd R.S. - 1893 Commerce and Manufactures Finance Judicial Districts Labor Penitentiaries Public Debt Roads and Bridges (Chair) State Affairs Town and City Corporations Treasurer's and Comptroller's Office

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