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Benjamin Rush Cowen (August 15, 1831 – January 29, 1908) was Union Army general during the American Civil War and a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State. Benjamin Rush Cowen was born in Moorefield Township, Harrison County, Ohio. His father, Benjamin S. Cowen was later elected to Congress. He grew up in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, where he attended a classical institute, and served an apprenticeship in printing at the Belmont Chronicle, where he became owner and editor at age 17. He completed studies in medicine, but never practiced.〔Mackoy 1908 : 149–156〕 On September 19, 1854, Cowen was married to Ellen Thoburn of Belmont County. She had eight children, three of whom survived him.〔 In 1856, as an alternate, he attended the National Convention of the Republican Party in Philadelphia, which Nominated Fremont for the Presidency. He sold the Chronicle in 1858 and was in real estate in Bellaire. In the 54th General Assembly, he was Chief Clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives, and served during the 1860 and adjourned 1861 session. In October, 1861 he was elected Ohio Secretary of State, but resigned for War duties in May, 1862.〔Smith 1898 : 128〕 ==Civil War== Whitelaw Reid in ''Ohio in the War'' had this to say of Cowen's service: Although Cowen's brevet brigadier general appointment ranked from the omnibus date of March 13, 1865, President Andrew Johnson nominated Cowen for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers on January 13, 1866, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.〔Eicher, 2001: 743.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benjamin R. Cowen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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