Title: Joseph Smith Fowler Autobiography

Date/Date Range :   undated
Fowler, Joseph Smith, 1820-1902.
Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of a Xerox copy of Joseph Smith Fowler's autobiography. It describes his early life and education, his political activity during the Civil War (including his service as the comptroller of Tennessee under Andrew Johnson and his participation in the Southern Union Convention), his post-war service in the United States Senate, and his observations on the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. The manuscript also details Fowler's political stance and his opinions on numerous political matters.

Call number: MS-0311

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

The Special Collections library acquired this collection in 1964.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Joseph Smith Fowler Autobiography, MS-0311. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Joseph Smith Fowler was born in Steubenville, Ohio on August 31, 1820. He graduated from Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio in 1843, after which he taught at both the primary and secondary levels. He later studied law in Bowling Green, Kentucky and practiced law in Tennessee until 1861. In 1862, he became the comptroller of Tennessee, a post he held until 1865. In 1866, he was elected to the United States Senate. He served as a senator until 1871, when he returned to the practice of law in Washington, D.C. He died on April 1, 1902.

This collection consists of a Xerox copy of Joseph Smith Fowler's autobiography. It describes his early life and education, his political activity during the Civil War (including his service as the comptroller of Tennessee under Andrew Johnson and his participation in the Southern Union Convention), his post-war service in the United States Senate, and his observations on the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. The manuscript also details Fowler's political stance and his opinions on numerous political matters.

• Fowler, Joseph Smith, 1820-1902.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
• Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
• United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.