# Joseph Rowan

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**Joseph Rowan** (September 8, 1870 – August 3, 1930) was an American lawyer, banker, and politician who served one term as a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) from 1919 to 1921.

## Biography

Joseph Charles Rowan was born in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) on September 8, 1870. He attended the public schools and graduated from [Columbia Law School](/source/Columbia_Law_School) in 1891.[1] He was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) in 1892 and practiced in New York City.

He was also involved in banking and other businesses, including serving as a trustee of the West Side Savings Bank.[2] In 1905, Rowan married Cora Cook, the daughter of Dr. Stephen Cook, the chief surgeon of the [New York City Police Department](/source/New_York_City_Police_Department).[3]

### Congress

A [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) allied with [Tammany Hall](/source/Tammany_Hall),[4] in 1918, Rowan ran successfully for a seat in the U.S. House, defeating incumbent [Walter M. Chandler](/source/Walter_M._Chandler). He served in the [66th United States Congress](/source/66th_United_States_Congress), March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920, and resumed the practice of law.

### Death and burial

He died in New York City on August 3, 1930.[5] Rowan was interred in [Woodlawn Cemetery](/source/Woodlawn_Cemetery_(Bronx)).[6]

## References

1. Columbia University, [Officers and Graduates of Columbia College](https://books.google.com/books?id=wWPOAAAAMAAJ&dq=rowan+columbia+%22law+school%22+1891&pg=PA365), 1894, page 365

1. Savings Banks Association of the State of New York, [Century of American Savings Banks](https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092557739#page/n409/mode/2up), 1917, page 357

1. Reading Eagle, [Sisters Married at Same Time](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19051130&id=kowtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m5wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5438,4939530), November 30, 1905

1. The Tammany Times, [News of the Districts: Twenty-Fifth District](https://books.google.com/books?id=35U6AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22joseph+rowan%22+tammany&pg=PR46), November 21, 1903, page 12

1. New York, New York Death Index, 1862-1948, entry for Joseph Rowan, retrieved August 3, 2014

1. Thomas E. Spencer, [Where They're Buried](https://books.google.com/books?id=eLWao2lIGTEC&dq=%22rowan+joseph%22+%22woodlawn+cemetery%22&pg=PA250), 1998, page 250

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