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American politician (1801–1874)

Joshua A. Lowell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byJoseph C. Noyes
Succeeded byShepard Cary
Personal details
BornJoshua Adams Lowell
(1801-03-20)March 20, 1801
Thomaston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 13, 1874(1874-03-13) (aged 72)
East Machias, Maine, U.S.
Resting placeVillage Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Joshua Adams Lowell (March 20, 1801 – March 13, 1874) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Thomaston, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on March 20, 1801. He attended the common schools where he also taught. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in East Machias. He was elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives. He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843). He was chairman of Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Twenty-seventh Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842. Lowell resumed the practice of law, and died in East Machias on March 13, 1874. His interment was in the Village Cemetery.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJoseph C. Noyes Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 7th congressional district
1839-1843 		Succeeded byShepard Cary


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