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James Bowdoin[bO´dun] (Pronunciation Key* link below), 1726–90, American political leader, b. Boston. He was elected to the Massachusetts General Court in 1753 and served until 1774. Illness prevented him (1774) from taking his place as a delegate to the Continental Congress. Bowdoin was (1775–77) a leading figure in the council that governed Massachusetts during the Revolution, presided over the state constitutional convention in 1779, and served (1785–87) as governor of the state. A conservative, as governor he played an active role in suppressing Shays's Rebellion and also forwarded the movement toward a centralized national government. Bowdoin College, in Maine, was named for him.

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Note added at 12 hrs 25 mins (2004-05-01 18:49:42 GMT)
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Bowdoin web site .... Bowdoin is pronounced like this.
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http://www.bowdoin.edu/lore/files/bowdoin.aiff