Dowling, John, approximately 1808-1878

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Birth 1808
Death 1878

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Journalist and politician John Dowling was born in Ireland and came to America in 1818. Trained as a printer, he edited newspapers in Bowling Green, Ky. and Terre Haute, Ind. Dowling served in the Indiana House of Representatives, and as a clerk for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. During and after the Civil War he edited a political newspaper in Jackson, Miss., and was the Washington correspondent for the BOSTON PILOT.

From the description of Papers, 1829-1878. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 44262334

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  • Jackson (Miss.) (as recorded)
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