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Abram Irvin McDowell

Summary

Abram Irvin McDowell (1793–1844) was the 15th mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was the 14th person to hold the office, and served for less than one year. His successor was Smithson E. Wright.[1] There are no existing images of Abram I. McDowell.[2]

Abram Irvin McDowell
15th Mayor of Columbus
In office
1842–1842
Preceded byThomas Wood
Succeeded bySmithson E. Wright
Personal details
Born1793
Kentucky
DiedNovember 16, 1844 (aged 51)
Columbus, Ohio
Resting placeGreen Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
SpouseEliza Seldon Lord
ChildrenIrvin McDowell
John Adair McDowell
ProfessionMayor
Franklin County Recorder
Court Clerk

Life edit

Abram Irvin McDowell was born on April 24, 1793,[3] in Mercer County, Kentucky, to Col. Samuel McDowell, Jr. and Anne (Irvine) McDowell. He had two brothers, John Adair and William Adair McDowell.

McDowell was married to Eliza Selden (Lord) McDowell. The couple had three children.

He died on November 16, 1844, in Columbus, Ohio.[4] He is buried at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Egger & (1975), pp. 21.
  2. ^ Powers & (1991).
  3. ^ History and genealogies
  4. ^ History of the City of Columbus
  5. ^ Lentz, Ed (February 2, 2011). "Abram Was Part of an Intriguing McDowell Family in Civil War Era". ThisWeek Community News. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

Bibliography edit

  • Egger, Charles, ed. (1975). Columbus Mayors (PDF). Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Citizen-Journal.
  • Powers, Scott (December 29, 1991). "Lashutka, Rinehart to Dedicate Hall of Mayors". The Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio: The Dispatch Printing Company. p. 01B.

Further reading edit

  • Bentley, Elizabeth Petty (1984). Ohio Cemetery Records (Reprint ed.). Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 243. ISBN 9780806310718.
  • Boyd, Lucinda (1908). The Irvines and Their Kin: Revised By the Author In Scotland, Ireland and England; A History of the Irvine Family and Their Descendants. Also Short Sketches of Their Kindred, the Carlisles, McDowells, Johnstons, Maxwells, Gaults, McElroys, etc., From A.D. 373 Down to the Present Time. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. p. 152.
  • Lee, Alfred Emory (1892). History of the City of Columbus, Capital of Ohio. Vol. 1. Munsell & Company. pp. 179, 181, 744, 883.

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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Columbus, Ohio
1842–1842 		Succeeded by