10 Facts About Alexander McDowell

Alexander McDowell was a Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Alexander McDowell attended the common schools and learned the printing trade.

Alexander McDowell was mustered out at the close of the war as brevet major.

Alexander McDowell served as editor and publisher of the Venango Citizen until 1870, when he moved to Sharon and engaged in banking.

Alexander McDowell served as treasurer and director of the School Board of Sharon from 1880 to 1913, and as treasurer of the borough of Sharon from 1880 to 1909.

Alexander McDowell was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.

Alexander McDowell was elected Clerk of the House of Representatives on March 4,1895, and served in that capacity until March 3,1911.

Alexander McDowell was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1900,1904, and 1908.

Alexander McDowell resumed banking interests, and died in Sharon, Pennsylvania on September 30,1913.

Alexander McDowell was interred in the Oakwood Cemetery in Sharon.