Maurice B. Rowe
{{Short description|American politician (1850–1925)}}
{{for|his grandson, the Virginia politician|Maurice B. Rowe III}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Maurice B. Rowe
| image = MB Rowe 1891.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Portrait of Rowe, {{circa|1891}}
| office = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg
| term_start = December 4, 1889
| term_end = December 6, 1893
| predecessor = H. F. Crismond
| successor = Solon T. Coleman
| birth_name = Maurice Broaddus Rowe
| birth_date = {{birth date|1850|2|27}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1925|3|25|1850|2|27}}
| death_place = Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
| resting_place = Fredericksburg City Cemetery
| party = Democratic
| spouse = {{marriage|Cora Motley|1876}}
| children = 14
| father = Absalom P. Rowe
| relatives = Maurice B. Rowe III (grandson)
| education =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|breeder}}
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Maurice Broaddus Rowe (February 27, 1850 – March 25, 1925) was an American politician from Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Early life
Maurice Broaddus Rowe was born on February 27, 1850, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Almeda F. and Absalom P. Rowe. He attended public schools until 1865 and then served with his father in the quartermaster's department of the Confederate States Army in the last year of the Civil War.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi05tyleuoft/page/826/mode/2up |title=Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography |editor=Lyon Gardiner Tyler |volume=5 |year=1915 |pages=825–827 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2024-09-03}}{{Open access}}
Career
Rowe worked with his father in raising stock at the farm at Brompton. He was president of the Planters' National Bank. He also served as vice president of the Farmers' Creamery Company.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-m-b-rowe-dies/154612691/ |title=M. B. Rowe Dies in Fredericksburg |date=1925-03-26 |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-09-03}}{{Open access}} He bred Jersey cattle, owned extensive farm land and had a general store in Fredericksburg.
Rowe served as a captain in Company K of the 3rd Virginia Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War. He was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Spotsylvania County and was a member of the Fredericksburg City Council for 12 years.
Personal life
Rowe married Cora Motley, daughter of John L. Motley, on June 15, 1876, in Caroline County. They had 14 children, including Peyton, Lena, Mary D., Leland, Cora and Maurice. His grandson Maurice B. Rowe III was the Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Resources.{{cite web|title=Obituaries & In Memoriam: Rowe, Maurice|url=http://www.richmond.com/obituaries/article_048d6d6b-a0c6-53eb-98f6-5cc8b5d98555.html|publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=September 3, 2024|date=November 29, 2014}}
Rowe died on March 25, 1925, at his home in Brompton, Fredericksburg. He was buried at Fredericksburg City Cemetery.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-star-many-at-funeral-28-mar-1/154613686/ |title=Many at Funeral |date=1925-03-28 |newspaper=The Daily Star |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-09-03}}{{Open access}}
Legacy
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Category:Politicians from Fredericksburg, Virginia
Category:Farmers from Virginia
Category:American bank presidents
Category:Confederate States Army personnel
Category:American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
Category:Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Category:19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly