Walter Bowie

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Walter Bowie (October 15, 1748 – November 9, 1810) was an American politician.

Born in Mattaponi, near Nottingham, Prince Georges County, Maryland, Bowie attended Reverend John Eversfield's School near Nottingham, the common schools in Annapolis, and Craddock’s School near Baltimore. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, was a large landowner, and also was interested in shipping. He served as a member of the Maryland constitutional convention in 1776.

During the American Revolutionary War, Bowie served as captain and later major of a Prince Georges County company. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1780 to 1800 and served in the Maryland State Senate from 1800 to 1802. He was elected as a Republican to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard Sprigg, Jr., was reelected to the Eighth Congress, and served from March 24, 1802 to March 3, 1805. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1804 to the Ninth Congress, and died near Collington in Prince George's County. He is interred in the family burying ground on his estate.

Walter Bowie was grand-uncle to Thomas Fielder Bowie.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by: Richard Sprigg, Jr.

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd congressional district 1802–1805

Succeeded by: Leonard Covington