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also
Dow
Aikin —
Charles
Alvord Bishop —
Neal
Dow Bishop —
Cary
Dow Blue —
Stanard
Dow Butler —
Neil
Dow Cranmer —
Dow
Henry Drukker —
Dow
Dunning —
Dow
Watters Harter —
Lorenzo
Dow Harvey —
Theron
Dow Jennings —
Dow
S. Kittle —
Lorenzo
Dow Lewelling —
Seth
Low —
Lorenzo
Dow Thompson —
Marcus
M. Towle —
Margaret
Towsley —
Dow
Vroman |
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Dow, Albert Gallatin
(1808-1908) —
also known as Albert G. Dow —
of Randolph, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Plainfield, Sullivan
County, N.H., 1808.
Son of Solomon Dow (1766-1822) and Phoebe (Buzzell) Dow.
Member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1874-75.
Died in 1908
(age about
100 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Augustus —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 36th District, 1893-95.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Charles M. —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Chester W. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, David —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1980-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Dow, David P. —
of Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Dow, Douglas —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th
District, 1961; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 9th District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Dow, Edward A., Jr. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Cairo, 1943.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Edward Albert (b.
1879) —
also known as Edward A. Dow —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, April 20,
1879.
Son of Charles Noble Dow and Nora Gertrude Dow.
Real
estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in SAINT Stephen, 1915-17; Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Algiers, 1920-24; Rotterdam, 1924-28; Frankfort, 1928-30; U.S. Consul General in SAINT John's, 1930-33; Santiago, 1933-38.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Edwin R. —
of Flagler Beach, Flagler
County, Fla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, F. A. —
of El
Dorado County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 15th District, 1863-65.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Dow, Fred
N. See Frederick Neal
Dow |
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Dow, Frederick Neal
(1840-1934) —
also known as Fred N. Dow —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
23, 1840.
Son of Neal Dow.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; president, Portland Gas Light
Company; president, Portland Railroad
Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1880,
1916,
1932;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1883-85, 1890-95; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1887-90; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1889-90.
Died November
27, 1934 (age 93 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Dow, Harvey
See S. Harvey Dow |
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Dow, Israel —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 19th District, 1883-84.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, J. G. —
of Sonoma
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 19th District, 1862-63.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, James C. —
of Dakota
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1857-58.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Jody (born c.1939) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born about 1939.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 2004,
2008;
member of Republican
National Committee from Massachusetts, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Dow, John —
Member of New York
state assembly from Allegany and Steuben counties, 1818-21.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, John —
of Eaton
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County 2nd District,
1863-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, John Goodchild
(1905-2003) —
also known as John G. Dow —
of Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1905.
Son of Joy Wheeler Dow (born 1859) and Elizabeth (Goodchild) Dow.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 33rd District, 1954; candidate for New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1956; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1965-69, 1971-73;
defeated, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1982, 1990; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1968.
The Tappan Post Office building was named for
him a few months after he died.
Died in Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y., March 11,
2003 (age 97 years, 309
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Jonathan —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Whig. Mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1832.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Joseph —
of Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1830.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Kenneth J. —
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 41st District, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| | Dow, Leo
See R. Leo Dow |
| | Dow, Margaret
Grace See Margaret
Towsley |
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Dow, Michael C. —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 1989-.
Still living as of 2005.
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Relatives:
Married to Patsy Busby. |
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Dow, Moses —
of Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate from Grafton County, 1784-85, 1791-92;
member of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1785-87.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Neal (1804-1897) —
also known as "Napoleon of Temperance";
"Father of Prohibition"; "Grand Old Man in
the Temperance Cause" —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 20,
1804.
Son of Josiah Dow (1766-1861) and Dorcas Dow (1773-1851).
Tanning
business; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1851, 1855; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1858-59; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maine, 1868;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1880.
Quaker.
During the Civil War was captured by Confederate forces, imprisoned,
and eventually exchanged for Confederate Gen. William
Henry Fitzhugh Lee, who was a Union prisoner.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, October
2, 1897 (age 93 years, 196
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
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Dow, Perry H. —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state senate 19th District, 1891-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1908
(alternate), 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Peter (b. 1821) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1821.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-64, 1879-82 (6th District 1863-64, 18th
District 1879-82); member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1875-76.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, R. Leo —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Republican. Member of New Mexico
state senate 32nd District, 1967-72.
Still living as of 1972.
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Dow, Robert —
of Arcadia, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Arcadia, Calif., 1954-55.
Still living as of 1955.
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Dow, Robert —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Dow, Robert B. —
of Norway, Oxford
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate 3rd District, 1943-46; Presidential Elector for
Maine, 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Robert G. —
of Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Republican. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Lebanon, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, S. Harvey —
of Beverly, Essex
County, Mass.
Mayor
of Beverly, Mass.; elected 1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Samuel Henry (b.
1821) —
also known as Samuel H. Dow —
of East Enosburg, Enosburg, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Hampton, Rockingham
County, N.H., December
7, 1821.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Enosburg, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Samuel P. —
of Newmarket, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1858-59.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Stephen B. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Zanzibar, 1865-67.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Stephen J. —
of Alabama.
Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Dow, T. T. —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1877.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Thomas D. —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, Warren —
of Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, William —
of Tuolumne
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 7th District, 1859-60.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, William —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1893.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dow, William H. —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Cumberland County (1st),
1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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