Richard Johns Bowie (June 23, 1807 – March 12, 1881) was an American politician and jurist.

[1][2] Bowie moved to Rockville, Maryland, engaged in agricultural pursuits, owned slaves, and also practiced law.

He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor of Maryland in 1853, and resumed the practice of his profession in Rockville.

[1] Bowie served as chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1861 to 1867.

[2] He died at Glen View, on March 12, 1881, in Montgomery County, Maryland.