John Rowan
U.S. Congressperson
1773 – 1843
Who was John Rowan?
John Rowan was a 19th-century politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Kentucky. Rowan's family moved from Pennsylvania to the Kentucky frontier when he was young. From there, they moved to Bardstown, Kentucky, where Rowan studied law with former Kentucky Attorney General George Nicholas. He was a representative to the state constitutional convention of 1799, but his promising political career was almost derailed when he killed a man in a duel stemming from a drunken dispute during a game of cards. Although public sentiment was against him, a judge found insufficient evidence against him to convict him of murder. In 1802, Governor Christopher Greenup appointed Rowan Secretary of State, and he went on to serve in the Kentucky House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 1819, Rowan was appointed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals, serving until his resignation 1821. He was again elected to the state legislature in 1823. With the state reeling from the Panic of 1819, Rowan became the leader of a group of legislators dedicated to enacting laws favorable to the state's large debtor class.
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- Born
- Jul 12, 1773
York - Spouses
- Anne Lytle
(1794/10/29 - )
- Anne Lytle
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- York
- My Old Kentucky Home State Park
- Died
- Jul 13, 1843
Louisville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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