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Eva Bowring | |
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| United States Senator fromNebraska | |
| In office April 16, 1954 – November 7, 1954 | |
| Appointed by | Robert B. Crosby |
| Preceded by | Dwight Griswold |
| Succeeded by | Hazel Abel |
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| Born | (1892-01-09)January 9, 1892 Nevada, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 1985(1985-01-08) (aged 92) Gordon, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Arthur Bowring |
Eva Bowring (néeKelly; January 9, 1892 – January 8, 1985) was aU.S. Senator fromNebraska. Bowring was born inNevada, Missouri. In 1928, she marriedArthur Bowring. They made their home at the Bowring Ranch nearMerriman inCherry County, Nebraska.[1]
Bowring was active inRepublican politics in Nebraska. She was appointed to theUnited States Senate by GovernorRobert B. Crosby to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofDwight Griswold, making her the first woman to represent Nebraska in the Senate. She served from April 16, 1954, to November 7, 1954. Bowring was the fourth of six Senators to serve during the fifteenth Senate term forNebraska's Class 2 seat, from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1955.
After her service in the Senate, Bowring continued ranching near Merriman. She served part-time on the Board of Parole of theDepartment of Justice from 1956 to 1964. She died in 1985, only one day before her 93rd birthday. After her death, Bowring Ranch was donated to theNebraska Game and Parks Commission, becomingBowring Ranch State Historical Park.
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