# Rees Bowen

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Rees Bowen Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 Preceded by John T. Harris Succeeded by William Terry Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Tazewell, McDowell, and Buchanan In office September 7, 1863 – December 4, 1865 Preceded by Thomas H. Gillespie Succeeded by G. W. Deskins Personal details Born Rees Tate Bowen (1809-01-10)January 10, 1809 Tazewell, Virginia, U.S. Died August 29, 1879(1879-08-29) (aged 70) Tazewell, Virginia, U.S. Party Democratic Spouse Marie Louisa Peery Signature

**Rees Tate Bowen** (January 10, 1809 – August 29, 1879) was a nineteenth-century American [congressman](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives), magistrate and judge from [Virginia](/source/Virginia). He was the father of [Henry Bowen](/source/Henry_Bowen).

## Biography

Born at "[Maiden Spring](/source/Maiden_Spring)" near [Tazewell, Virginia](/source/Tazewell%2C_Virginia), Bowen attended Abingdon Academy and later engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was appointed a [brigadier general](/source/Brigadier_general) in the [Virginia Militia](/source/Virginia_Militia) by [Governor](/source/Governor_of_Virginia) [Henry A. Wise](/source/Henry_A._Wise) in 1856 and served in the [Virginia House of Delegates](/source/Virginia_House_of_Delegates) from 1863 to 1865. Bowen was magistrate of [Tazewell County, Virginia](/source/Tazewell_County%2C_Virginia), for several years prior to the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) and was presiding judge of the county court a portion of that time. He was elected as a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) to the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) in 1872, served from 1873 to 1875 and afterward resumed his agricultural pursuits. Bowen died at his estate called "Maiden Spring" in [Tazewell County, Virginia](/source/Tazewell_County%2C_Virginia), on August 29, 1879, and was interred in the family cemetery on the estate.[1]

Bowen was among the over 1,800 members of Congress who enslaved human beings at some point in their lives.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bioguide Search"](https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/b000685). *bioguide.congress.gov*. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrián; Dominguez, Leo. ["More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/congress-slaveowners-names-list/). *Washington Post*. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

## External links

- United States Congress. ["Rees Bowen (id: B000685)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000685). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- [Information on Rees Bowen](https://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~bowen/generalrtbowen.html)

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by John T. Harris(1) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th congressional district March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 Succeeded by William Terry Notes and references 1. Because of Virginia's secession, the House seat was vacant for twelve years before Bowen succeeded Harris.

v t e United States representatives from Virginia's 9th congressional district Bland Giles Eggleston Giles Thompson Love Hawes Hungerford Ball Stevenson Taylor Roane Hunter Chilton Pendleton Morton Strother Letcher Harris R. Bowen Terry Pridemore Richmond Fulkerson H. Bowen Trigg H. Bowen Buchanan Marshall Walker Rhea C. Slemp C. B. Slemp Peery Shaffer Flannagan Fugate Wampler Jennings Wampler Boucher Griffith All Virginia districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · at-large

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