Ozias Bowen

Ozias Bowen
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office May 1856 – February 1858
Appointed by	Salmon P. Chase
Preceded by	Charles Cleveland Convers
Succeeded by	Milton Sutliff
Personal details
Born	July 21, 1805(1805-07-21) Augusta, New York
Died	September 26, 1871(1871-09-26) (aged 66) Marion, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Other political affiliations	Whig

Ozias Bowen (July 21, 1805–September 26, 1871) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge 1856-1858.

Biography

Ozias Bowen was born at Augusta, Oneida County, New York. He lived in Fredonia, New York until age 15, when he was moved to Ashtabula County, Ohio. He studied law in Canton, Ohio, was admitted to the bar there, and began practice at Marion, Ohio.^[1]

Bowen taught school, and was a merchant as well as a lawyer. On February 7, 1838, the Legislature elected him Presiding Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit for seven years, to which he was re-elected.^[1]

In 1856, Charles Cleveland Convers resigned from the Ohio Supreme Court due to poor health. Governor Chase appointed Bowen to the judgeship.^[1] He was elected later that year with a plurality in a three way race over Democrat Carrington W. Seal and American Party nominee Samuel Brush to the remainder of the term.^[2]

Presidential elector for Lincoln/Johnson in 1864.^[3] He died September 26, 1871 at Marion Ohio.^[1]

Bowen's Marion, Ohio residence is owned by the Marion County Historical Association and operates it as the Stengel-True Museum.

See also

• List of Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Smith 1898 : 66
2. ^ Smith 1898 : 65
3. ^ Smith 1898 : 196

References

• Smith, Joseph P, ed (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. http://books.google.com/books?id=eaAFAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA66. 

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Preceded by Charles Cleveland Convers	Ohio Supreme Court Judges 1856-1858	Succeeded by Milton Sutliff

Persondata
Name	Bowen, Ozias
Alternative names
Short description	Ohio Jurist
Date of birth	July 21, 1805
Place of birth	Augusta, New York United States
Date of death	September 26, 1871
Place of death	Marion, Ohio United States