William Henry Harrison Stowell (July 26, 1840 – April 27, 1922) was a nineteenth century congressman, merchant and industrialist from Virginia

Virginia

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, Vermont

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, Massachusetts

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, Wisconsin

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 and Minnesota

Minnesota

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Born in Windsor, Vermont

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, Stowell attended public schools in Boston, Massachusetts as a child and graduated from Boston Latin School

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 in 1860. He engaged in mercantile

Mercantilism

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 pursuits before moving to Virginia in 1865 and became collector of internal revenue for the fourth district

Virginia's 4th congressional district

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 in 1869. Stowell was elected a Republican

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 to the United States House of Representatives

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 in 1870, serving from 1871 to 1877 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention

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 in 1876. He moved to Appleton, Wisconsin

Appleton, Wisconsin

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 in 1880 and engaged in paper manufacturing and later moved to Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth, Minnesota

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 in 1886 and engaging in paper and steel manufacturing. Stowell was president of the Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth from 1889 to 1895 and was a correspondent in Paris, France

Paris

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 for various newspapers. He moved to Amherst, Massachusetts

Amherst, Massachusetts

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 in 1914 where he died on April 27, 1922. Stowell was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York City

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