Fowler, Joseph Smith, 1820-1902
Variant namesJoseph Smith Fowler (1820-1902) was a Republican senator from Tennessee, 1866-1867, and Washington, D.C., lawyer thereafter.
From the guide to the Joseph Smith Fowler Papers, ., 1863-1902, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)
Educator, lawyer, and U.S. senator from Tennessee.
From the description of Joseph Smith Fowler papers, 1863-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77600180
Republican senator from Tennessee, 1866-1867, and Washington, D.C., lawyer thereafter.
From the description of Joseph Smith Fowler papers, 1863-1902 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25031653
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, 1862-1865; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1865-1871; attorney.
From the description of Joseph Smith Fowler papers, 1809-1902, bulk 1871-1902. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 26750986
Lawyer, educator; U.S. senator from Tennessee, 1866-1871.
From the description of Letter : Washington, [D.C.], to H[enry] C[lay] Whitney, 1867 Dec. 3. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30798424
Biographical Note
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1820, Aug. 31:
Born, Steubenville, Ohio -
1843:
Graduated, Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio -
1844:
Moved to Kentucky Taught school and studied law -
1845 -1849 :Professor of mathematics, Franklin College, Davidson County, Tenn. -
1846:
Married Maria Louisa Embry -
1856 -1861 :President, Howard Female College, Gallatin, Tenn. -
1861:
Moved to Springfield, Ill. -
1862:
Moved to Nashville, Tenn. State comptroller in military government, Tennessee -
1866 -1871 :United States senator from Tennessee -
1866:
Delegate, Southern Loyalists' Convention, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. -
1871:
Retired from the United States Senate Returned to Tennessee -
1902, Apr. 1:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Joseph Smith Fowler Papers, 1863-1903, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Ryder, Martin Thomas, 1831-1894. Papers, 1869-1872. | Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA | |
| referencedIn | Ethan Allen Hitchcock Papers, 1793-1888, (bulk 1830-1865) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891. Letters, 1850-1887. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | MS 1322, Smith, George Albert 1817-1875. George A. Smith papers 1834-1877 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library | |
| referencedIn | Shankland Family Papers, 1846-1939 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| creatorOf | Joseph Smith Fowler Papers, 1863-1903 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Fowler, Joseph Smith, 1820-1902. Letter : Washington, [D.C.], to H[enry] C[lay] Whitney, 1867 Dec. 3. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| referencedIn | Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870. Letter, 1867 Dec. 27. | Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA | |
| creatorOf | Fowler, Joseph Smith, 1820-1902. Joseph Smith Fowler papers, 1863-1902 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Shankland family. Papers, 1846-1939. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| creatorOf | Joseph Smith Fowler Papers, ., 1863-1902 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Fowler, Joseph Smith. Papers : addition, 1878-1899. | Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA | |
| creatorOf | Fowler, Joseph Smith, 1820-1902. Joseph Smith Fowler papers, 1809-1902, bulk 1871-1902. | Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA | |
| referencedIn | Autograph File, F, 1447-1994. | Houghton Library |
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Person
Birth 1820-08-31
Death 1902-04-01
