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==The Fowler dynasty==
==The Fowler dynasty==
Fowler was born to Angus Jesse Fowler and the former Zula Fair in the Holly Springs community near Coushatta,<ref name=obit/> forty miles south of [[Shreveport]]. He had two brothers and two sisters. His older brother, [[Douglas Fowler]], was elected three times as the Red River Parish clerk of court (1940–1952) and later served two years as Coushatta's mayor from 1952 to 1954. Douglas Fowler was elected as "custodian of voting machines" in the 1959-1960 Louisiana state election cycle and served until December 31, 1979, when ill health forced him to retire. His title had been changed under a new state constitution to "elections commissioner" effective with his last term, which began in 1976.
Fowler was born to Angus Jesse Fowler and the former Margaret Zula Fair (both born 1880; years of death unavailable) in the Holly Springs community near Coushatta,<ref name=obit/> forty miles south of [[Shreveport]]. He had two brothers and two sisters. His older brother, [[Douglas Fowler]], was elected three times as the Red River Parish clerk of court (1940–1952) and later served two years as Coushatta's mayor from 1952 to 1954. Douglas Fowler was elected as "custodian of voting machines" in the 1959-1960 Louisiana state election cycle and served until December 31, 1979, when ill health forced him to retire. His title had been changed under a new state constitution to "elections commissioner" effective with his last term, which began in 1976.
Douglas Fowler was succeeded as elections commissioner by his younger son, H. M.'s nephew, [[Jerry Fowler|Jerry Marston Fowler]], who, like his father, was elected five times. Jerry Fowler lost the nonpartisan blanket primary with a third-place finish, amid allegations of impropriety which surfaced in the campaign. Suzanne Haik Terrell then defeated fellow Republican [[Woody Jenkins]] in November 1999, to claim the position. Jerry Fowler was thereafter indicted, convicted, and imprisoned for bribery and income tax evasion in connection with his official duties. Nevertheless, both Fowlers served in the elections position for a combination of just over four decades.
Douglas Fowler was succeeded as elections commissioner by his younger son, H. M.'s nephew, [[Jerry Fowler|Jerry Marston Fowler]], who, like his father, was elected five times. Jerry Fowler lost the nonpartisan blanket primary with a third-place finish, amid allegations of impropriety which surfaced in the campaign. Suzanne Haik Terrell then defeated fellow Republican [[Woody Jenkins]] in November 1999, to claim the position. Jerry Fowler was thereafter indicted, convicted, and imprisoned for bribery and income tax evasion in connection with his official duties. Nevertheless, both Fowlers served in the elections position for a combination of just over four decades.