David R. Bowen - Cleveland, MS
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N 33° 44.649 W 090° 43.315
15S E 711026 N 3736119
At the intersection of South Court Street and South Sharpe Street, this marker describes a local 5 term Congressman and his career.
Waymark Code: WMPX6H
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2015
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Marker text:
A Cleveland High School graduate, Bowen (D-Miss.) served five terms in Congress (1973-1983). As chair of the Cotton, Rice, and Sugar Subcommittee and a member of the House Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, and Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committees, his legislation opened rice production and rewrote cotton and sugar laws and the Endangered Species Act. A graduate of Harvard and Oxford, he taught at Millsaps, Mississippi College and Mississippi State. An author, he also served as president of the Mississippi Historical Society.
Date Installed:: 2015
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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