Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Preston Fowler

Full Name: John Preston Fowler, Sr.
Birth date: March 11, 1849
Death date: December 8, 1927

Terms of Service

Senate, 19th ⁽¹⁾ & 18th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
1/9/1883 - 1/11/1887
Democrat

(1) Independent, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885 1885.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas 1883.
(3) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal . January 9, 1883
January 10, 1883
(4) Name listed Peter Fowler; included on roster of members of the 18th Legislature as a Democrat, p. 226. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83 1883.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.P. Fowler, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.P. Fowler, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

J.P. Fowler, Sr., birth date 3/11/1849, death date 12/8/1927, portraits, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Bastrop, Bastrop County. Find a Grave .
Mentioned in biographical sketch of son Wallace E. Fowler, Volume II, pp. 612-613. John P. Fowler, resident of Bastrop, born in South Carolina, represented his district in the state senate. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs 1910.
Biographical sketch, J.P. Fowler, pp. 78-79. Birth date 3/1/1852. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.
Portrait and biographical sketch, John Preston Fowler, pp. 371-372. Birth date 3/11/1850, son of William and Avaline (Thompson) Fowler, mayor of Bastrop, Bastrop County Attorney. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature 1892.
Biographical sketch, p. 4, Texas Historical Commission, [Historic Marker Application: Allen-Fowler House], 10/6/2008, crediting Texas Historical Commission. "John Preston Fowler, Jr. 'Pet' was Mayor of Bastrop (1874), Bastrop County Attorney (1873-1876 & 1880-1881), and was elected Texas State Senator (1883-1885)." Died in 1927. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, John Preston Fowler, pp. 240-241. Birth date 3/11/1852. Elected to the Senate 11/7/1882 as an Independent. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83 1883.
John Peter Fowler. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 1999.