James F. McDowell

For the Wisconsin politician, see James F. McDowell (Wisconsin).
James F. McDowell

James Foster McDowell (December 3, 1825 – April 18, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, McDowell moved with his parents to Ohio in 1835. He attended the public schools. He worked in a printing office. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and practiced. He served as prosecuting attorney of Darke County, Ohio, in 1848. He moved to Marion, Indiana, in 1851 and engaged in the practice of law. He established the Marion Journal in 1851.

McDowell was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876. He engaged in the practice of law in Marion, Indiana, until his death in that city April 18, 1887. He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
John P. C. Shanks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 11th congressional district

18631865
Succeeded by
Thomas N. Stilwell
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