title: John Andrew Bowler
text: # John Andrew Bowler
  
  John Andrew Bowler (March 1, 1862 – October 7, 1935) was an American educator and Baptist minister. He was the first minister of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia and was one of the organizers for the first school for African Americans in Church Hill. He died on October 7, 1935, and is buried in the historic Evergreen Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
  
  The former Springfield School on Twenty Six Street in Richmond was renamed in his honor.
  
  His former students include Delegate James S. Christian, Jr., who described Bowler as an "outstanding teacher".
  
  