The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . died in mother, Rachel, diedin 1854. Mr. Fowler obtained acommon school educa-tion and was preparedfor college at Beloit,Wis. In 1872 he enteredYale University, fromwhich he was graduatedin 1876. Subsequentlyhe went to Chicago, readlaw in the office of Will-iams & Thompson, andwas graduated from theChicago Law School in1878. Mr. Fowler beganthe practice of his pro-fession in Beloit, Kans. In 1884 he came to New YorkState, settling on the Hudson, but in 1885 he removed toCranford, N. J., and in 1891 to Elizabeth, where he hassince
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . died in mother, Rachel, diedin 1854. Mr. Fowler obtained acommon school educa-tion and was preparedfor college at Beloit,Wis. In 1872 he enteredYale University, fromwhich he was graduatedin 1876. Subsequentlyhe went to Chicago, readlaw in the office of Will-iams & Thompson, andwas graduated from theChicago Law School in1878. Mr. Fowler beganthe practice of his pro-fession in Beloit, Kans. In 1884 he came to New YorkState, settling on the Hudson, but in 1885 he removed toCranford, N. J., and in 1891 to Elizabeth, where he hassince resided. For ten years he was engaged in the bank-ing business in New York City. For five years he was Chair-man of the Republican Central Committee of Elizabeth. In 1894 he was elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress as aRepublican from the Eighth Congress District, receiving aplurality of 6,236 votes, Mr. Cleveland having received 1,500majority. He was unanimously renominated in 1896, wasre-elected by a plurality of 11,644, and served as a member. CHARLES N. FOWLER, BIOGRAPHICAL 323 of the Ci)iiiniiltt0 on Banking and (iirrency in llic Houseof l\ei)i-esenliitiv(S. In ISOcS lie was ienonunatc<l and re-elected to the Fifty-sixth Couyress by a plurality of 4, 1900 he received his fourth nomination by acclamationand was re-elected by a greatly increased majority. Dur-ing the Fifty-sixth Congress he was a member of the Com-mittee on Foreign Kelations and the committee for the re-form of the Civil Service as well as the Committee on Bank-ing and Currency, of niiich he has been a member since hefirst entered Congress. His speeches and contributions tocurrent literature upon the financial and currency questionattracted the attention of the whole country. Before the assembling of the Fifth-fifth Congress, inspeaking of the Currency Commission, the New YorkTriliinir urged the appointnu-nt of Mr. Fowler as a memberof that body, should such a commission be created, andsaid: As a ba
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