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Edgar Cowan (September 19, 1815 – August 31, 1885) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. After leaving the Senate, Cowan was a supporter of Democratic candidates including Horace Greeley, the Democratic and Liberal Republican nominee for president in 1872 and Democrats Samuel J. Tilden in 1876 and Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880.

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  • إدغار كوان (بالإنجليزية: Edgar Cowan)‏ هو محامي وسياسي أمريكي، ولد في 19 سبتمبر 1815 في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 31 أغسطس 1885 في الولايات المتحدة. حزبياً، نشط في الحزب الجمهوري. وقد انتخب عضو مجلس الشيوخ الأمريكي. (ar)
  • Edgar Cowan (* 19. September 1815 im Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; † 31. August 1885 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Republikanische Partei). Er vertrat den Bundesstaat Pennsylvania im US-Senat. Cowan machte 1839 seinen Abschluss am in Ohio; danach arbeitete er im Schiffbau sowie als Lehrer und studierte Medizin. Es folgte ein erfolgreiches Jura-Studium, woraufhin er 1842 in die Anwaltskammer aufgenommen wurde und in Greensburg zu praktizieren begann. Im Jahr 1860 wurde Cowan als Republikaner in den US-Senat gewählt, dem er vom 4. März 1861 bis zum 3. März 1867 angehörte. Er strebte die Wiederwahl an, unterlag jedoch. Während seiner Zeit im Senat war er Vorsitzender des Patentausschusses. Nach dem Bürgerkrieg wurde er von Präsident Andrew Johnson im Januar 1867 zum US-Gesandten in Österreich ernannt; jedoch verweigerte ihm der Senat die Bestätigung. Daraufhin arbeitete Cowan wieder als Jurist. (de)
  • Edgar Cowan (September 19, 1815 – August 31, 1885) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. A native of Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Cowan worked as a carpenter, boatman, and teacher before graduating from Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio in 1839. He studied law with Henry Donnel Foster, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Cowan also became active in politics as a Whig, and campaigned for the party's presidential candidates beginning with William Henry Harrison in 1840. With the demise of the Whigs, Cowan became a Republican in 1855, and supported John C. Frémont for president in the 1856 election. In 1860, Cowan was a delegate pledged to Simon Cameron at the Republican National Convention, and backed Cameron until Cameron gave his support to Abraham Lincoln. In early 1861, Cowan was the Cameron-backed candidate for a U.S. Senate seat, and won the election held by the Pennsylvania legislature. He served one term, 1861 to 1867, and was chairman of the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office for most of his Senate career. Cowan became a supporter of Andrew Johnson's plan for post-Civil War Reconstruction, which cost him the support of Cameron's Republican organization in Pennsylvania. Cowan was defeated for reelection to the Senate, and Radical Republicans who opposed Johnson then blocked Cowan's appointment as U.S. Minister to Austria. After leaving the Senate, Cowan was a supporter of Democratic candidates including Horace Greeley, the Democratic and Liberal Republican nominee for president in 1872 and Democrats Samuel J. Tilden in 1876 and Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880. Cowan became ill with mouth and throat cancer in 1884. He died in Greensburg on August 31, 1885 and was buried at St. Clair Cemetery in Greensburg. (en)
  • Edgar Cowan, född 19 september 1815 i Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, död 31 augusti 1885 i Greensburg, Pennsylvania, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han representerade delstaten Pennsylvania i USA:s senat 1861-1867. Cowan utexaminerades 1839 från Franklin College i Ohio. Han studerade sedan juridik och inledde 1842 sin karriär som advokat i Pennsylvania. Han besegrade sittande senatorn William Bigler i senatsvalet 1861. Han var ordförande i senatens patentutskott 1861-1867. Han efterträddes 1867 som senator av Simon Cameron. President Andrew Johnson utnämnde honom till chef för USA:s diplomatiska beskickning i Österrike men senaten vägrade att godkänna utnämningen. Han återvände till arbetet som advokat. Cowans grav finns på Saint Clair Cemetery i Greensburg. (sv)
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  • إدغار كوان (بالإنجليزية: Edgar Cowan)‏ هو محامي وسياسي أمريكي، ولد في 19 سبتمبر 1815 في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 31 أغسطس 1885 في الولايات المتحدة. حزبياً، نشط في الحزب الجمهوري. وقد انتخب عضو مجلس الشيوخ الأمريكي. (ar)
  • Edgar Cowan (September 19, 1815 – August 31, 1885) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. After leaving the Senate, Cowan was a supporter of Democratic candidates including Horace Greeley, the Democratic and Liberal Republican nominee for president in 1872 and Democrats Samuel J. Tilden in 1876 and Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880. (en)
  • Edgar Cowan (* 19. September 1815 im Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; † 31. August 1885 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Republikanische Partei). Er vertrat den Bundesstaat Pennsylvania im US-Senat. Cowan machte 1839 seinen Abschluss am in Ohio; danach arbeitete er im Schiffbau sowie als Lehrer und studierte Medizin. Es folgte ein erfolgreiches Jura-Studium, woraufhin er 1842 in die Anwaltskammer aufgenommen wurde und in Greensburg zu praktizieren begann. (de)
  • Edgar Cowan, född 19 september 1815 i Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, död 31 augusti 1885 i Greensburg, Pennsylvania, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han representerade delstaten Pennsylvania i USA:s senat 1861-1867. Cowans grav finns på Saint Clair Cemetery i Greensburg. (sv)
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