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Frank T. Bow

Frank T. Bow

American politician

Frank Townsend Bow (February 20, 1901 – November 13, 1972) was a noted Ohio jurist and politician who served as a Republican Congressman in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951, until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland on November 13, 1972.

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Biography

Born in Canton, Ohio, Bow attended college at Ohio Northern University, where he was a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity, and law school at Columbia Law School. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1923 when he returned to Canton to practice law. The Frank T. Bow Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Canton, Ohio is named in his honor.

Career

In 1929, Bow was appointed as assistant attorney general of the state. In 1932, he was hired by WHBC, a Canton area radio station. During World War II, he worked as the station's overseas correspondent, traveling to cover the war in the Philippines.[1] During the Eightieth United States Congress, Bow was hired as part of the general counsel to the Expenditures Committee. Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel hired him as a legislative aide during the next Congress.[citation needed]

Congress

In 1950, Bow was elected to the House of Representatives. He was a close ally of Dwight D. Eisenhower and a staunch supporter of tax reform. Bow voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[2] 1960,[3] 1964,[4] and 1968,[5] but did not vote on the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[6]

Death

Grave of Bow at West Lawn Cemetery

In 1972, Bow announced his retirement from Congress and was set to become the next U.S. Ambassador to Panama after his congressional term ended having been confirmed September 8, but died of heart failure at Bethesda Naval Hospital on November 13, 1972, before he was sworn in.[7][8][9] He was buried at West Lawn Cemetery.[10]

See also

Sources

  1. [1]
    "BOW, Frank Townsend | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
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    "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
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    "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
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    "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
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    "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
  6. [6]
    "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
  7. [7]
    "Bow Named Ambassador to Panama". North Canton Sun. August 23, 1972.
  8. [8]
    "Envoy Confirmed". Mansfield News-Journal. September 9, 1972.
  9. [9]
    "Death claims solon". Xenia Daily Gazette. November 13, 1972.
  10. [10]
    "Ohio Representative Frank T. Bow Dies". Springfield News. 1972-11-13. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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