James
Alfred
Bowley
Born about in Dorchester, Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Bowley
and Kessiah (Jolly) Bowley
Brother of
Araminta Bowley
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 47
in Georgetown, South Carolina, United States
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Biography
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James Alfred Bowley was a teacher, lawyer, judge, school commissioner, politician, and newspaper publisher in South Carolina.
James Alfred Bowley was born about 1844. He was the son of John Bowley and Kessiah Jolly. He was the great-nephew of Harriet (Ross) Tubman (1822-1913), his mother was the daughter of Tubman's sister, Linah. [1]
Kessiah Bowley, James, and his sister Araminta were owned by Eliza Ann Brodess in Dorchester County, the same woman from whom Harriet Tubman had fled. In 1850, hearing that the family was to be sold, she developed a plan of escape. The family eventually made it to Canada but James stayed with his great-aunt, who helped with his education.
After serving in the Union Navy during the Civil War, Bowley made his way south endeavoring to educate African-Americans as a teacher. He married Laura Clark, and served as a teacher, attorney, judge, newspaper publisher, education commissioner and State Representative while living at 231 King Street in Georgetown.[2]
When he retired from politics, James returned to teaching school.[3] He passed away Jan 31, 1891 in Georgetown. Bowley’s life, location and family legacy were honored and celebrated on “James Bowley Day” September 21, in a formal ceremony at the historical site of his home in Georgetown. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "James A. Bowley," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_A._Bowley&oldid=1119473311 (accessed December 12, 2022).
- ↑ Georgetown News
- ↑ Green Book of SC
- ↑ Historical Marker
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