Biographical Sketch of William Fowler, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Captain William Fowler was born in the State of Delaware, in 1798. At an early age he removed to Indiana, where he was married to Miss Comfort L. Alley, who survives him. In the early history of Indiana, his name occupies a bright page, he having served six years in the Legislature of that State, five in the House and one in the Senate, only retiring with his removal to Missouri. He came with his family to Missouri in 1836, settling in Crawford Township, Buchanan County, on the qurter section of land now occupied by the town of Wallace. In 1839, he was elected Circuit and County Clerk of Buchanan County, which position he occupied till 1852. In 1846, when the county seat was changed from Sparta to St. Joseph, he removed to this city, where he continued to reside up to the period of his death, which occurred at a few moments past two o'clock, on Tuesday, November 23, 1880. At the breaking out of the civil war, Captain Fowler was commissioned and assigned to the Quartermastership of General William R. Penick's regiment, and, at Mr. Lincoln's second election, was made Postmaster of St. Joseph. In all the positions of trust, filled by Captain Fowler, he invariably acquitted himself with credit, and honor to the state and government. He left, at his death, an aged wife and four children: Mrs. Benjamin F. Loan, of St. Joseph; Mrs. W. W. Guthrie, of Atchison; Theodore A. and Miss Louisa Fowler. Captain Fowler was a man of great force of character, and during the period of his long and useful life achieved the reputation of an eminently honest man, loved by many and respected by all. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================