Elias Alford Rowan | |
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Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 11th district | |
In office January 1896 –January 1904 | |
Preceded by | R. P. Willing,Jr. |
Succeeded by | Myron S. McNeil |
In office January 1908 –December 10,1912 | |
Preceded by | Myron S. McNeil |
Succeeded by | Jasper Felix Guynes |
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Copiah County district | |
In office 1884–1888 | |
Preceded by | George S. Dodds |
Succeeded by | J. F. Sexton J. L. Ramsey |
In office 1876–1877 ServingwithGeorge W. Miller | |
Preceded by | D. Bufkin R. Chrismas |
Succeeded by | R. N. Miller Joseph H. Catchings |
Personal details | |
Born | Crystal Springs,Mississippi | December 31,1837
Died | December 10,1912 74) Wesson,Mississippi | (aged
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse(s) | Mary Mobley (m. 1867-1869,her death) Julia Lamb (m. 1874-unknown) |
Children | 7 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861-1864 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Civil War |
Elias Alford Rowan (December 31,1837 - December 10,1912) was a longtime Mississippi state legislator from Copiah County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Elias Alford Rowan was born on December 31,1837,near Crystal Springs,in Copiah County,Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] His parents were Samuel Rowan,who was born in Robeson County,North Carolina and was of French ancestry,and Jeannette (Alford) Rowan,of Scottish ancestry. [3] He received his early education in the country schools of Copiah County. [3] He was a student in the Tulane University (then known as Louisiana University) medical school in the 1860-61 session. [1]
In May 1861,during the Civil War,Rowan temporarily stopped going to Tulane and enlisted in the Twelfth Mississippi Infantry of the Confederate Army. [1] [4] However,he was discharged,in Corinth,before his unit left for Virginia due to illness. [1] Afterwards,he re-enlisted in Company G of the Sixth Mississippi Infantry. [1] After the reorganization of the army,he commissioned a lieutenant. [1] He also served as assistant surgeon of the regiment after the original assistant surgeon was captured. [1] [5] He was promoted to captain of Company G after the captain of Company G died. [5] During the Battle of Nashville in December 1864,Rowan was captured and taken to Johnson's Island,where he remained until his release on June 16,1865. [1]
After returning to Mississippi,Rowan went back to going to Tulane Medical School,where he graduated with an M. D. degree in March 1866. [1] He then started practicing medicine in Copiah County. [5] [1] He moved to Wesson in 1869,where he would reside for the rest of his life. [6] Around that time,he built a large,24-room Victorian house in Wesson,as the home of his wife and children. [7] Rowan planned to also hospitalize patients there,but it was only used as a hospital in April 1883 after a tornado had hit the area. [7]
Rowan was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives,representing Copiah County as a Democrat,in 1875,for the sessions of 1876 and 1877. [6] [5] He was also elected for the sessions of 1884 and 1886. [1] [5] [2] In the 1886 session,he helped introduce local option alcohol laws in Mississippi. [1]
Rowan was first elected to the Mississippi State Senate,representing the 11th district,which was composed of Copiah County, [5] in 1895. [8] [2] He was re-elected to the Senate in 1899,1907,and 1911. [5] [1] [2] [9] In the 1908-1910 sessions,he was the chairman of the Quarantine committee. [5] In the 1912 session,he was the chairman of the Humane and Benevolent Institutions committee and the Temperance committee. [5]
Rowan was a large supporter of prohibition of alcohol. [1]
At 10:30 AM on December 10,1912,in Wesson,Mississippi,Rowan was struck by and killed by a southbound Illinois Central passenger train. [7] [2] [10] Jasper Felix Guynes was elected to fill the vacancy in the Senate left by his death. [9]
Rowan was a member of the Baptist Church. [5] He was a member of the Odd Fellows and Freemasons. [3] In 1867,Rowan married Mary Augusta Mobley. [4] She died in May 1869,leaving no children. [4] Elias married Julia Lamb in 1874. [5] [1] [2] They had seven children together:Jeannette Alford Rowan,Martha (Rowan) Wright,Dr. Samuel Lamb Rowan,Elias A. Rowan Junior,Lillie (Rowan) Taylor,Julia Franklin Rowan,and John House Rowan. [7] [5] Lillie,Julia,Samuel Lamb,and John survived Elias Senior when he died. [10]
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