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Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Dutchess County 1st District, 1915. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="630.98.93">Dowling, Arthur</a></b> — of Oberlin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/DE-lived.html">Decatur County</a>, Kan. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/KS.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="700.95.65">Dowling, Brian</a></b> — of Alabama. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Alabama</a> 2nd District, 1994. Still living as of 1994. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="518.54.00">Dowling, Edward A., Sr.</a></b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/cncn8.html">Delegate to New York state constitutional convention</a> 10th District, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="460.97.28">Dowling, Edward C.</a></b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Kings County 17th District, 1903-07. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="169.17.48">Dowling, Edward C.</a> (1900-1974)</b> — of Hammond, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/LA-lived.html">Lake County</a>, Ind. Born in Morocco, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/NE-born.html">Newton County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/11-05.html">November 5, 1900</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/machinist.html">Machinist</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/hammond.html">mayor of Hammond, Ind.</a>, 1956-68; defeated in primary, 1951; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/IN.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/IN.html">1960</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1974/02-20.html">February 20, 1974</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 107 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/NE-buried.html#cms07824">Kentland Cemetery</a>, Kentland, Ind. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="332.43.60">Dowling, Edward J.</a> (b. 1875)</b> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1875/12-08.html">December 8, 1875</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/NY.html">1916</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 19th District, 1917-20; defeated, 1920. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">Pleaded guilty</a> in 1934 for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/embezzlement.html">embezzling</a> $20,000 in Liberty bonds from an estate he represented as attorney; made <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">restitution</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">resigned</a> his law license, and received a suspended sentence. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/06-27.html">June 27, 1906</a>, to Anna McCooey (sister of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#192.65.76">John Henry McCooey</a>); married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/02-07.html">February 7, 1924</a>, to Clara Brady.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/15965.html">McCooey-Ambro family</a> of Brooklyn, New York.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward J. Dowling">Wikipedia article</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="344.96.38">Dowling, Elizabeth L.</a></b> — of Milton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/NO-lived.html">Norfolk County</a>, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/MA.html">1944</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="362.12.62">Dowling, Francis J.</a></b> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County 3rd District, 1922. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="901.99.51">Dowling, Frank L.</a> (c.1865-1919)</b> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., about 1865. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/newyorkcity.html#3">Borough president of Manhattan, New York</a>, 1918-19; died in office 1919. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a>, in Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/09-27.html">September 27, 1919</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/54.html">about 54 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/QU-buried.html#cms01209">Calvary Cemetery</a>, Woodside, Queens, N.Y. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="897.61.04">Dowling, George J. S.</a></b> — of New York. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 2nd District, 1919. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="085.90.61">Dowling, George P.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CA-lived.html">Camden County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Camden County, 1924. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="228.20.44">Dowling, Mrs. Hallie M.</a></b> — of Fort Myers, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/LE-lived.html">Lee County</a>, Fla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/FL.html">1948</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="347.27.93">Dowling, John</a></b> — of Johnstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CA-lived.html">Cambria County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/PA.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="015.13.17">Dowling, John B.</a></b> — of Windsor Locks, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Windsor Locks, 1916. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/266/32.43.jpg" width=70 height=122 border=0 alt="Joseph H. Dowling"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="266.32.43">Dowling, Joseph H.</a> (1855-1937)</b> — also known as <b>"Colonel Joe"</b> — of Dayton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MY-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/HA-born.html">Hamilton County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1855/03-14.html">March 14, 1855</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1900/OH.html">1900</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/cr21.html">delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment</a>, 1933. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died in Dayton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MY-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1937/07-19.html">July 19, 1937</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 127 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MY-buried.html# ">Calvary Cemetery</a>, Moraine, Ohio. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of John Dowling and Elizabeth Dowling.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/73490644">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> Cincinnati Enquirer, July 20, 1937</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="174.27.15">Dowling, Kevin J.</a></b> — of Hayward, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/CA.html">1988</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/CA.html">2000</a> (alternate). Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="466.18.15">Dowling, Mrs. L. M.</a></b> — of St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/MN.html">1944</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="270.23.94">Dowling, La Moine M.</a></b> — of Minneapolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-lived.html">Hennepin County</a>, Minn.; St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/MN.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/MN.html">1948</a> (alternate). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="246.70.89">Dowling, M. D.</a></b> — of Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CL-lived.html">Coles County</a>, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/IL.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="001.78.39">Dowling, M. T. P.</a></b> — of Vernon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/TO-lived.html">Tolland County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Vernon, 1920. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="131.27.82">Dowling, Michael</a> (b. 1834)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BA-lived.html">Bay County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1834/index.html">1834</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Bay County 1st District, 1877-78. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="846.87.69">Dowling, Michael John</a></b> — Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 22, 1901-02. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12589">Minnesota Legislator record</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="353.75.64">Dowling, Michael R.</a></b> — of Ashland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/BD-lived.html">Boyd County</a>, Ky. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/stsen.html">Kentucky state senate</a> 25th District, 1979. Still living as of 1979. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="988.64.57">Dowling, Otto Carl</a> (1887-1946)</b> — Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/index.html">1887</a>. U.S. Navy officer; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AS/ofc/gov.html">Governor of American Samoa</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1946/index.html">1946</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/59.html">about 59 years</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="544.30.28">Dowling, P. E.</a></b> — Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 49, 1903-06. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12590">Minnesota Legislator record</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="405.21.10">Dowling, Patrick H.</a></b> — of Toledo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/LU-lived.html">Lucas County</a>, Ohio. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/toledo.html#2">Toledo, Ohio</a>, 1874-78, 1882-86. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="663.29.58">Dowling, Peter G.</a></b> — of New Jersey. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> 16th District, 1975. Still living as of 1975. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="127.88.17">Dowling, R. V.</a></b> — of Norman, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/CV-lived.html">Cleveland County</a>, Okla. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/OK.html">1928</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="684.93.39">Dowling, Rezin H.</a></b> — of Illinois. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sthse.html">Illinois state house of representatives</a> 37th District, 1875-77. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="817.81.65">Dowling, Robert</a></b> — of Iowa. U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/EI-consuls.html ">Cork</a>, 1859-61. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="118.64.51">Dowling, Robert E.</a> (1866-1943)</b> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/CV-born.html">Calaveras County</a>, Calif., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1866/10-21.html">October 21, 1866</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">Real estate broker</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; chairman, New York State Workmen's Compensation Commission. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-geographic-soc.html">American Geographic Society</a>. Died in Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/03-16.html">March 16, 1943</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 146 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BX-buried.html#cms00342">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Bronx, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/">1894</a> to Minnetta A. Link.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/92258514">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="934.44.96">Dowling, Robert M.</a></b> — of Meriden, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Meriden; elected 1932, 1934. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="825.94.69">Dowling, Sarah</a></b> — of Mt. Laurel, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BU-lived.html">Burlington County</a>, N.J.; Burlington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BU-lived.html">Burlington County</a>, N.J. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/NJ.html">1988</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/NJ.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/NJ.html">2000</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="006.75.10">Dowling, Thomas</a> (c.1806-1876)</b> — of Indiana. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/EI-born.html">Ireland</a>, about 1806. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1836-38, 1840-41, 1843-46, 1848-49; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/IN.html">Democratic National Committee from Indiana</a>, 1876. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died in Terre Haute, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/VI-died.html">Vigo County</a>, Ind., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/12-06.html">December 6, 1876</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">about 70 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/VI-buried.html#cms02318">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Terre Haute, Ind. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="184.91.81">Dowling, Thomas J.</a> (1916-1971)</b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/index.html">1916</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1944 (Republican, Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Republican primary, Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Republican, Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Democratic primary, Wayne County 5th District). Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1971/index.html">1971</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/55.html">about 55 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-buried.html#cms00741">Mt. Olivet Cemetery</a>, Detroit, Mich. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/444/21.09.jpg" width=70 height=105 border=0 alt="Victor J. Dowling"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="444.21.09">Dowling, Victor James</a> (1866-1934)</b> — also known as <b>Victor J. Dowling</b> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1866/07-20.html">July 20, 1866</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; law partner of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/titus.html#980.43.66">William Q. Titus</a>, 1887-1901; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County 16th District, 1894; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 18th District, 1901-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1904/NY.html">1904</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 1st District, 1905-31; resigned 1931; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st Department, 1911-31. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/tammany-hall.html">Tammany Hall</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/friendly-sons-st-patrick.html">Friendly Sons of St. Patrick</a>. Stricken with a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">cerebral hemorrhage</a> in the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/offices.html">office</a> of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and died soon after, in Harbor <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">Sanitarium</a>, Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1934/03-23.html">March 23, 1934</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 246 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-buried.html#cms00567">Gate of Heaven Cemetery</a>, Hawthorne, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Denis Dowling and Eliza Fierlants (Faider) Dowling; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/06-16.html">June 16, 1891</a>, to Mary Agnes Ford.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor J. Dowling">Wikipedia article</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> New York Times, March 24, 1934</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="742.83.42">Dowling, Walter Cecil</a> (1905-1977)</b> — also known as <b>Walter C. Dowling</b> — of Jesup, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Ga. Born in Atkinson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/BA-born.html">Brantley County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/08-04.html">August 4, 1905</a>. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PT-consuls.html ">Lisbon</a>, as of 1938; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BZ-consuls.html ">Rio de Janeiro</a>, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/KS-diplomats.html ">South Korea</a>, 1956-59; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GR-diplomats.html ">Germany</a>, 1959-63; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">university professor</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/index.html">1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">about 71 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CT-buried.html#cms01326">Bonaventure Cemetery</a>, Savannah, Ga. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/dowling-walter-cecil ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/635/000121272">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="486.76.67">Dowling, William E.</a></b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Michigan Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1937-39; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-officials.html">Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1947. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="364.62.52">Dowling, William F.</a></b> — of Utica, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OE-lived.html">Oneida County</a>, N.Y. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 5th District, 1933-45; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department, 1940-45. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="091.48.53">Dowling, William F., Jr.</a></b> — of New York. Courage candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from New York</a>, 1974. Still living as of 1974. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="662.51.12">Dowling, William H.</a></b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/MI.html">1940</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/MI.html">1944</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="758.23.72">Dowling, William J.</a></b> — Right To Life candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/nysc.html">Justice of New York Supreme Court</a> 9th District, 2004. 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