Frank Townsend Bow

Republican Representative of Ohio's 16th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1901 (71 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1972

Death

Noted Ohio jurist and politician
Served as a Congressman from January 3, 1951, until his death on November 13, 1972
Attended Ohio Northern University and Columbia Law School
Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1923 and practiced law in Canton, Ohio
The Frank T. Bow Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Canton is named in his honor
Appointed as assistant attorney general of Ohio in 1929
Worked as a radio station correspondent and covered World War II in the Philippines
Served as a legislative aide and part of the general counsel to the Expenditures Committee in Congress
Elected to the House of Representatives in 1950
Was a close ally of Dwight D. Eisenhower and supported tax reform
Voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964, and 1968
Did not vote on the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Announced retirement from Congress in 1972 and was confirmed as the next U.S. Ambassador to Panama but died before being sworn in
Buried at West Lawn Cemetery in Canton, Ohio