James Barton Bowen

{{short description|American politician}}

{{For|others of the same name|James Bowen (disambiguation){{!}}James Bowen}}

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James Barton Bowen (c. 1815–1881) was Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. He held the office from 1871 to 1872.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowen.html#723.94.93|title=James Barton Bowen|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2011-11-21}} He was also the first homeopathic physician in Dane County, and president of the Park Savings Bank.{{citation|author=Daniel Erdman|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bowen, James B., House|url={{NRHP url|id=82000648}}|publisher=National Park Service|date=August 1980|access-date=2022-02-28}}

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His former home, now known as the James B. Bowen House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{cite web|url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=40976|title=Bowen House|publisher=Historical Marker Database.org|accessdate=2012-02-03}}{{cite web|url=http://landmarkhunter.com/154707-james-bowen-house/|title=James B. Bowen House|publisher=Landmark Hunter.com|accessdate=2012-02-03}}