. "Cowan, Edgar"@en . . "Edgar Cowan"@en . . "1815Z"^^ . "1885-08-31Z"^^ . "1885Z"^^ . . "1815-09-19Z"^^ . "American politician" . . . "Edgar Cowan (September 19, 1815 \u2013 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.Cowan was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Franklin College, Ohio, in 1839 and subsequently became a raftsman, boat builder, schoolmaster, and a student of medicine."@en . .