William M. Lowe
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William M. Lowe | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 8th district | |
In office June 3, 1882 – October 12, 1882 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Wheeler |
Succeeded by | Joseph Wheeler |
In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
Preceded by | William Willis Garth |
Succeeded by | Joseph Wheeler |
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
In office 1870–1878 | |
Personal details | |
Born | William Manning Lowe June 12, 1842 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | October 12, 1882 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 40)
Cause of death | Tuberculosis |
Resting place | Maple Hill Cemetery |
Political party | Greenback |
Education | University of Virginia |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Manning Lowe (June 12, 1842 – October 12, 1882) was an American politician and Confederate Civil War veteran who served the state of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1879 and 1881 and in 1882.
Biography
[edit]William M. Lowe was born on June 12, 1842, in Huntsville, Alabama. He attended the Wesleyan University at Florence, Alabama and the University of Virginia.
Civil War
[edit]During the American Civil War he enlisted in the Confederate States Army, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Legal career
[edit]He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Huntsville. He was solicitor of the fifth judicial circuit between 1865 and 1867.
Political career
[edit]In 1870, he was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives, and was a delegate to the Alabama constitutional convention of 1875.
Congressional election dispute
[edit]Lowe was elected in 1878 as a Greenback to the U.S. House of Representatives, but in initial results was defeated for reelection by Joseph Wheeler in 1880, 601 votes for Lowe having been declared illegal by election judges. In a highly contentious recount that lasted over a year, Lowe successfully contested Wheeler's election and assumed the office on June 3, 1882.
Lowe only served four months in Congress prior to his death.
Death and burial
[edit]Lowe died of tuberculosis at his home in Huntsville on October 12, 1882. He was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville.
Following Lowe's death, Wheeler won a special election to fill the vacant congressional seat and served the remaining weeks of the term.[1]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Congressional Biography; Lawley, "Gen. Joe Wheeler was entangled in recount."
References
[edit]- United States Congress. "William M. Lowe (id: L000474)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Lawley, Jim. "Gen. Joe Wheeler was entangled in recount." at the Wayback Machine (archived July 14, 2001) The Decatur Daily, December 10, 2000, online edition (retrieved July 14, 2001).
- http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=30888
External links
[edit] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1842 births
- 1882 deaths
- Politicians from Huntsville, Alabama
- Lawyers from Huntsville, Alabama
- Military personnel from Huntsville, Alabama
- American people of English descent
- Greenback Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama
- Members of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Alabama lawyers
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Confederate States Army officers
- People of Alabama in the American Civil War
- 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in Alabama