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Frank Bow | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's16th district | |
| In office January 3, 1951 – November 13, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | John McSweeney |
| Succeeded by | Ralph S. Regula |
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| Born | Frank Townsend Bow (1901-02-20)February 20, 1901 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 1972(1972-11-13) (aged 71) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | West Lawn Cemetery Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Caroline Bow |
| Alma mater | Ohio Northern University Columbia Law School |
Frank Townsend Bow (February 20, 1901 – November 13, 1972) was a notedOhiojurist andpolitician who served as aRepublicancongressman in theUnited States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951, until his death fromheart failure inBethesda, Maryland on November 13, 1972.
Born inCanton, Ohio, Bow attended college atOhio Northern University, where he was a member of theSigma Pi fraternity, and law school atColumbia Law School. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1923 when he returned to Canton to practice law. TheFrank T. Bow Federal Building and United States Courthouse inCanton, Ohio is named in his honor.
In 1929, Bow was appointed as assistant attorney general of the state. In 1932, he was hired byWHBC, a Canton area radio station. DuringWorld War II, he worked as the station's overseas correspondent, traveling to cover the war in thePhilippines.[1] During theEightieth United States Congress, Bow was hired as part of the general counsel to the Expenditures Committee. SenatorAndrew F. Schoeppel hired him as a legislative aide during the next Congress.[citation needed]
In 1950, Bow was elected to the House of Representatives. He was a close ally ofDwight D. Eisenhower and a staunch supporter of tax reform. Bow voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,[2]1960,[3]1964,[4] and1968,[5] but did not vote on theVoting Rights Act of 1965.[6]
In 1972, Bow announced his retirement from Congress and was set to become the nextU.S. Ambassador to Panama after his congressional term ended having been confirmed September 8, but died of heart failure atBethesda Naval Hospital on November 13, 1972, before he was sworn in.[7][8][9] He was buried atWest Lawn Cemetery.[10]
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