man ▁and ▁politician . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁Background ▁R owe ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Boliv ar , ▁New ▁York , ▁on ▁October   1 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁( another ▁source ▁says ▁October ▁ 1 8 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁children ▁of ▁John ▁S . ▁R owe ▁and ▁H ul da ▁Pe ck ▁R owe . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁Henry ▁R owe ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago , ▁Mil w au kee , ▁and ▁St . ▁Paul ▁Rail road ▁as ▁a ▁te legraph ▁operator ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁th ir teen . ▁He ▁held ▁numerous ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁rail road ▁industry , ▁working ▁primarily ▁in ▁Kansas . ▁R owe ▁met ▁Ag nes ▁He fly ▁in ▁Kansas ; ▁they ▁were ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁sons . ▁R owe ▁moved ▁to ▁Oregon ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁initially ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁steam ship ▁division ▁of ▁Henry ▁Vill ard ' s ▁newly ▁established ▁Oregon ▁Rail road ▁and ▁Navigation ▁Company . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁After ▁becoming ▁active ▁in ▁politics ▁at ▁the ▁county ▁and ▁state ▁level , ▁R owe ▁was ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁W . ▁A . ▁Store y . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁on ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and ▁took ▁office ▁on