Father of James Bowdoin III .
James Bowdoin ( 1726 -- 1790 ) , delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1779 1780 , Governor of Massachusetts 1785 -- 87 .
Father of James Bowdoin     .
James Bowdoin ( 1726 -- 1790 ) , delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1779 1780 , Governor of Massachusetts 1785 -- 87 .