Henry J. Fowler

Henry John Fowler, Sr. (1909 - July 23, 1989) was a businessman and politician from Mechanicsville, Maryland who served as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1950 to 1971.[1][2]

Fowler was a president of the Maryland Jousting Tournament Association, and as a state Delegate, wrote legislation to make jousting the official state sport of Maryland.[3]

There is no known connection to another Henry Fowler, who also served as a Democratic delegate from St. Mary's County in 1834-36 before moving to Wisconsin.

References
  1. "Former Delegate Henry Fowler of Md. Dies". The Washington Post. July 25, 1989. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. "Henry J. Fowler (1909-1989)". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  3. Evan Koslof (October 3, 2018). "Why is jousting the state sport in Maryland?". WUSA 9. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.