However, Bowie served as a member of the State constitutional convention in 1851, as member of the judicial committee assisting in framing the State's new constitution, and as presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1852.
Bowie held positions related to the state's constitution and politics during these years: he served as a member of the State constitutional convention in 1851, participated on the judicial committee that helped draft the state's new constitution, and was a presidential elector for the Whig party in 1852.