16 Facts About James Bowler

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James Bernard Bowler was an American politician from Chicago, Illinois.

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James Bowler served three terms as a United States Representative for Illinois.

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James Bowler was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 5,1875.

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James Bowler attended the parochial and public schools of Chicago, and was a professional bicycle endurance rider and racer before running for Alderman.

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James Bowler later became involved in the insurance business and was the owner of several race horses, both ventures he acquired from the family of John Coughlin following Coughlin's death.

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James Bowler became an Alderman for Chicago's 19th Ward in 1906, serving alongside John Powers.

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James Bowler served on the Chicago City Council until 1953, with hiatuses from 1923 to 1927 when he served as Chicago's Commissioner of Compensation, and in 1934, when he was Chicago's Commissioner of Vehicle Licenses.

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James Bowler served as chairman of several committees, including Rules and Finance, and was the council's President pro tempore for eight years.

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James Bowler was chairman of the City Council's remapping committee in 1923 when it became apparent that the fairest map would redistrict him out of his own 19th Ward.

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James Bowler was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Adolph J Sabath.

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James Bowler was reelected to the Eighty-fourth and Eighty-fifth Congresses and served from July 7,1953, until his death.

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James Bowler is considered to have been one of the five individuals most responsible for pushing through legislation that helped fund the building of the Congress Street Expressway in Chicago.

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James Bowler was instrumental in creating the Illinois Medical District in Chicago, which contains several hospitals and other healthcare providers.

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In 1905, Bowler was appearing in Salt Lake City as a member of a bicycle racing team when he married Anastasia V Sweeney of Chicago, who had traveled to Salt Lake City for the ceremony.

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James Bowler had been ill for several years following a heart attack and suffered from complications from arthritis.

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James Bowler was buried at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.