Cowles, A. C. (Andrew C.), 1833-1881

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A. C. Cowles was born in 1833 in Hamptonville, N.C. He served as North Carolina state senator from Yadkin County, 1865-1866 and 1870-1874. He married Margaret Caroline Reynolds, with whom he had three children.

From the description of A. C. Cowles papers, 1833-1881. WorldCat record id: 137298859

A. C. Cowles, son of Josiah Cowles (1791-1873) and Nancy Caroline Carson Duvall (1802-1863) and half-brother of Calvin Josiah Cowles, was born 12 January 1833 in Hamptonville, N.C. He married Margaret Caroline Reynolds, with whom he had three children: Carrie Bell Cowles (1871-1890), Reuben Reynolds Cowles (1873-1902), and Hugh R. Cowles (b. 1875). Cowles served as North Carolina state senator for Yadkin County, 1865-1866 and 1870-1874. Cowles died 5 January 1881, at the age of 48.

(Information from the Poe Letter Archives website and other sources.)

From the guide to the A. C. Cowles Papers, 1871-1874, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Birth 1833

Death 1881

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