Gowen's financial rewards were meager, and while he did attain considerable public attention and the trappings of his office, this dynamic leader ultimately was consumed by his final failure and his career ended in tragedy. Notes References - (Reprinted Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1989), Reprinted New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1967 Further reading Kenny, Kevin (1998), Making Sense of the Molly Maguires. . External links James Gowen residence photos – Historical photos of the James Gowen residence in Philadelphia. 1836 births 1889 deaths 19th-century American railroad executives American people of German descent American people of Irish descent Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania Businesspeople from Philadelphia Reading Company people Suicides by firearm in Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Democrats Burials at Ivy Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia) 1880s suicides