Background
Rowe, Peter was born on March 10, 1807 in Crescent, Saratoga County, New York, United States.
United States representative politician
Rowe, Peter was born on March 10, 1807 in Crescent, Saratoga County, New York, United States.
Born in Crescent, New York, Rowe completed preparatory studies and graduated from Schenectady Academy in Schenectady, New New York
He engaged in mercantile pursuits and became the chief auditor of the New York Central Railroad. He served as mayor of Schenectady from 1846 to 1850. Rowe was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855).
He died in Schenectady on April 17, 1876, and was interred there in Vale Cemetery.
Member United States House