Robert E. Cowan

Robert E. Cowan
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the Preston district
In office
December 7, 1857 – March 31, 1863
Serving with J. C. Kemble, John Scott
Preceded byJohn A. F. Martin
Succeeded byn/a
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the Preston County, Virginia district
In office
September 7, 1893 – March 15, 1865
Preceded byn/a
Succeeded byn/a
Personal details
Born(1830-03-26)March 26, 1830
DiedJuly 14, 1887(1887-07-14) (aged 57)
SpouseSusan Louisa Cresap
ProfessionLawyer, judge
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Virginia Militia
 Confederate States Army
Rank Captain(CSA)
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Robert Edwin Cowan (November 9, 1830 – July 14, 1887) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 and as a Confederate officer. After the American Civil War, he moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he resumed his legal practice and was elected a judge before his death and burial in St. Louis.