Noah Bowlus
Bowlus in a 1904 newspaper
Member of the Maryland Senate from the Frederick County district
In office 1884–1888
Preceded by	Lewis Henry Steiner
Succeeded by	Milton Urner
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Frederick County district
In office 1868–1872 Serving with Ephraim Albaugh, Joseph Byers, R. P. T. Dutrow, Thomas G. Maynard, Charles F. Wenner, Henry R. Harris, John T. McCreery, J. Alfred Ritter, John B. Thomas, William White
Preceded by	Henry Baker, Upton Buhrman, Thomas Gorsuch, John L. Linthicum, John R. Rouzer, John A. Steiner
Succeeded by	Theodore C. Delaplane, Charles W. Miller, Lycurgus N. Phillips, Jonathan Routzahn, Charles F. Rowe
Personal details
Born	1830 (1830) Middletown Valley, Frederick County, Maryland, U.S.
Died	August 9, 1904(1904-08-09) (aged 73–74) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Dickinson College
Occupation	Politician businessman

Noah Bowlus (1830 – August 9, 1904) was an American politician from Maryland. He represented Frederick County in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1868 to 1872 and in the Maryland Senate from 1884 to 1888.

Early life

Noah Bowlus was born in 1830 in Middletown Valley, Frederick County, Maryland, to David Bowlus. ^[1] He graduated from Dickinson College in 1855. He was admitted to the bar in 1857. ^[1]

Career

Bowlus was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1868 to 1872. He was speaker pro tempore of the house in 1870. ^{[1] [2]} In 1872, he ran for Maryland Senate, but lost to Lewis Henry Steiner. He later served in the state senate, representing Frederick County, from 1884 to 1888. ^{[1] [3]} After he was senator, he moved to Findlay, Ohio, and then moved to Toledo around 1890 to engage in oil. ^{[4] [5]}

Bowlus was connected with the Middletown Carriage Works. He owned property in Ohio, oil interests in Virginia and property in Middletown, Maryland. ^[1]

Personal life

Bowlus did not marry. ^[1] He enjoyed yachting and was elected as president of the Toledo Yacht Club twice. ^[5]

Bowlus lived at 1317 Adams Street in Toledo with Mrs. Julia A. Bayless. ^[5] He died from nephritis on August 9, 1904, at his home in Toledo. ^{[1] [5]} He was interred in Frederick, Maryland. ^[5]

References

External links

• Media related to Noah Bowlus at Wikimedia Commons