Who Was Who in America - Historical Volume 1607-1896 - Chicago, 1963 Bowden, Lemuel Jackson Senator, Layer. Born Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia January 16, 1815. Grad. College of William and Mary. Studied law. Admitted to bar, 1838. Practiced in Williamsburg. Member Virginia House of Delegates 1841-46. Delegate Virginia Constitutional Convention1849-1851. Constitutional Union presidential elector 1860. Member U. S. Senate (Republican) 1863- January 2, 1864. Died in office, Buried Congressional Cemetery.