Rev. J. Andrew Bowler was an African American educator and Baptist minister.

He was the first minister of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. He is buried in the historic Evergreen Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

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The former Springfield School on Twenty Six Street in Richmond was renamed in his honor.

He was described as an "outstanding teacher" by a man who attended George Mason Elementary School when Bowler taught grade 7.

External links

• Mt. Olivet Baptist Church (Richmond, Virginia)