H. Robert Fowler

Hiram Robert Fowler (February 7, 1851 – January 5, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

H. Robert Fowler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 24th district
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915
Preceded by	Pleasant T. Chapman
Succeeded by	Thomas S. Williams
Member of the Illinois Senate
In office 1900-1904
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office 1893-1895
Personal details
Born	Hiram Robert Fowler February 7, 1851 near Eddyville, Illinois
Died	January 5, 1926 (aged 74) Harrisburg, Illinois
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Illinois Normal University University of Michigan Law School
Occupation	lawyer

Early life and education

Born near Eddyville, Illinois, Fowler attended the public schools of his native city, and graduated from the Illinois Normal University at Normal in 1880. He studied law at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and graduated in 1884. He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced the practice of his profession in Elizabethtown, Illinois.

Career in politics

Fowler served as State's Attorney of Hardin County from 1888 to 1892. He also served in the state house of representatives from 1893 to 1895, and he later served as a member of the state senate from 1900 to 1904. Fowler was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915). However, he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914.

Later life

After his unsuccessful campaign in 1914, Fowler resumed the practice of law in Elizabethtown, Illinois. He moved to Harrisburg, Illinois in 1915 and continued practice until his death on January 5, 1926. He was interred in Sunset Hill Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "H. Robert Fowler (id: F000321)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• H. Robert Fowler at Find a Grave

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