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Hon. Lemuel J. Bowden

     (d. 2 Jan 1864) 		Range 60 Site 60
 
 
A Senator from Virginia. Graduated from William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.. Studied law and practiced. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from 1863 until his death.
 

The National Intelligencer, January 2, 1864
 

Funeral of the Hon. Lemuel J. Bowden, Senator from the State of Virginia
The mourners, pall-bearers and friends will attend at the late residence of the deceased, No. 410 Thirteenth street, between G and H, at 2 o'clock p.m., on Sunday (tomorrow), the 3d inst. at which time the corpse will be removed in charge of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate in the Congressional burying-ground, in the following order:
 
Order of Procession:

The Chaplains of Congress

The Physicians who attended the deceased

Pall Bearers
Senator Foot B   Senator Lane
Senator Davis O   Senator Henderson
Senator Howard D   Senator Willey
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The family and friends of the deceased

The Senator and Representatives from the State of Virginia as mourners

The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate of the United States

Vice President of the United States (Hamlin)

Secretary of the Senate

The members of the Senate of the United States

The Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives.

Speaker and Clerk of the House

The members of the House of Representatives

The President of the United States (Lincoln)

The Heads of Departments

The Diplomatic Corps

Judges of the United States Courts

Officers of the Executive Departments

Officers of the Army and Navy

The Mayor of Washington (Wallach)

Citizens and Strangers