David R. Bowen | |
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Mississippi's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1973 –January 3, 1983 | |
Preceded by | Thomas G. Abernethy (Redistricting) |
Succeeded by | Webb Franklin |
Personal details | |
Born | David Reece Bowen October 21,1932 Houston,Mississippi |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Harvard University University of Oxford |
Military service | |
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Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1957–58 |
Rank | private first class |
David Reece Bowen (born October 21,1932) is an American former politician and educator who served five consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1973 to 1983.
Born in Houston,Mississippi,Bowen was graduated from Cleveland High School in Cleveland,Mississippi,in 1950. He attended the University of Missouri from 1950 to 1952 before graduating from Harvard University in 1954.
After receiving a Master of Arts degree at the University of Oxford in Oxford,England,in 1956,Bowen enlisted in the United States Army,serving as a private first class from 1957 to 1958.
He served as assistant professor of political science and history at Mississippi College from 1958 to 1959 and Millsaps College from 1959 to 1964. He was employed by the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity from 1966 to 1967,the U.S. Chamber of Commerce from 1967 to 1968,and was first coordinator of federal-state programs at the State of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972.
Bowen was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3,1973 – January 3,1983). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress.
After retiring from Congress,Bowen served as a visiting lecturer at Mississippi State University from 1985 to 1987.
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