Frank Bow | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th district | |
| In office January 3, 1951 – November 13, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | John McSweeney |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Regula |
| Personal details | |
| 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 |
| Ohio Northern University Columbia Law School | |
Frank Townsend Bow (February 20, 1901 – November 13, 1972) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. representative from Ohio's 16th congressional district from 1951 until his death in 1972. At the time of his death, Bow was confirmed to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Panama, but had not yet stepped into that role.
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 is named in his honor.
Career
In 1929, Bow was appointed as Ohio's assistant attorney general. 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.2
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 1957,3 1960,4 1964,5 and 1968,6 but did not vote on the Voting Rights Act of 1965.7
Death
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 by the U.S. Senate on September 8, but died of heart failure at Bethesda Naval Hospital on November 13, 1972, before he was sworn in.8910 He was buried at West Lawn Cemetery in Canton.11
Sources
Sources
- "BOW, Frank Townsend | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- "Frank T. Bow". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the House Historian and Office of the Senate Historian. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
- "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
- "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
- "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".
- "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
- "Bow Named Ambassador to Panama". North Canton Sun. August 23, 1972.
- "Envoy Confirmed". Mansfield News-Journal. September 9, 1972.
- "Death claims solon". Xenia Daily Gazette. November 13, 1972.
- "Ohio Representative Frank T. Bow Dies". Springfield News. 1972-11-13. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
External links
- United States Congress. "Frank T. Bow (id: B000676)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.