John McDowell and Unknown

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Husband John McDowell ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 9 Mar 1820 - Washington Co, PA 3
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           Died: 26 Aug 1899 4
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         Father: Joseph McDowell (      -1854) 2 3 5
         Mother: 

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   Other Spouse: Sarah W. Brownlee (      -      ) 2 3 - 1844 3

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Wife Unknown

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           Died: Aft 1910
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General Notes: Husband - John McDowell

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He was reared on a farm and received his education in the common schools and at an early age he engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was a member of the State Agricultural Association, the National Woolgrowers' Association and president of the Pennsylvania State Fair Association.

He had been afforded excellent educational advantages, attending Washington College in his earlier years and also teaching school for a time, but later he directed his attention along agricultural lines and became particularly interested in raising sheep. For years Mr. McDowell made this industry a subject of deep study and he became such an authority on the subject that when the tariff bill was under consideration during the administration of President McKinley, he was an important witness called before the committee. On his own property he raised the Saxony-Merino sheep and from the wool obtained was fashioned the beautiful and admired suit of clothes worn by President McKinley at the time of his second inauguration. From the same web of cloth different members of the family had suits or cloaks made.
He was a leader in agricultural movements in Washington County, served as president of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society for a number of years and at the time of his death was serving as commissioner of the Cumberland Road, an appointment made by the governor of Pennsylvania. In that office he served for seven years.
In politics he was a Republican and at various times he accepted public office in Buffalo Township, serving long as a justice of the peace.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), 674.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 645.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 254.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 646.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 674.