Alexander McDowell (March 4, 1845 – September 30, 1913) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

[3] He attended the common schools and learned the printing trade.

[4][5] During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army in the One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers.

[6] He served as editor and publisher of the Venango Citizen until 1870, when he moved to Sharon and engaged in banking.

[8][9] He resumed banking interests, and died in Sharon, Pennsylvania on September 30, 1913.