Edmund Rowe

Edmund Rowe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th district
In office
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
Preceded byDow W. Harter
Succeeded byWalter B. Huber
Member of the Ohio General Assembly
In office
1955–1959
Personal details
Born(1892-12-21)December 21, 1892
Sherrodsville, Ohio
DiedOctober 4, 1972(1972-10-04) (aged 79)
Akron, Ohio
Resting placeGlendale Cemetery
Political partyRepublican

Edmund Rowe (December 21, 1892 – October 4, 1972) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1943 to 1945.

Biography

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Born in Sherrodsville, Ohio, Rowe attended the public schools. He worked in the coal mines 1905–1909, in the rubber industry 1909–1913, and at the machinist trade 1913–1916. During the First World War served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919. He was owner of a bowling academy 1919–1929. He engaged in the real estate business in 1920 and the insurance business in 1928. Organizer of the Rowe Oil & Chemical Co. in 1936. He served as member of the city council of Akron, Ohio from 1928 to 1942, serving one term as president.

Congress

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Rowe was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress and for election in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress. He served as member of the Ohio General Assembly 1955–1959. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Akron in 1957. Real estate broker.

Death

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Resided in Akron, Ohio, where he died October 4, 1972. He was interred in Glendale Cemetery.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Edmund Rowe (id: R000475)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th congressional district

1943–1945
Succeeded by