John G. Dow
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John Goodchild Dow was a Democratic
member of the United States House of Representatives
from New York
.
He was born in New York City
. He graduated from Harvard University
in 1927 and received a master's degree from Columbia University
in 1937. He was a director of civil defense
in Grand View, New York from 1950 until 1964. He was elected to Congress in 1964 defeating 18-year incumbent Katharine St. George
and served from January 3, 1965 until January 3, 1969. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election against Martin B. McKneally
in 1968 but in 1970 won the seat back from McKneally and served in Congress a second time from January 3, 1971 until January 3, 1973. He was redistricted into New York's 26th congressional district
after the 1970 United States Census and lost a re-election bid against Benjamin A. Gilman
. He was a delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention
. He unsuccessfully ran for Congress again in 1974,1982 and finally in 1990. He died in Suffern, New York
.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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He was born in New York City
New York City
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. He graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1927 and received a master's degree from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1937. He was a director of civil defense
Civil defense
Civil defense, civil defence or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state from military attack. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation, and recovery...
in Grand View, New York from 1950 until 1964. He was elected to Congress in 1964 defeating 18-year incumbent Katharine St. George
Katharine St. George
Katharine Price Collier St. George was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, and a cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.-Early life and family:...
and served from January 3, 1965 until January 3, 1969. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election against Martin B. McKneally
Martin B. McKneally
Martin Boswell McKneally was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
in 1968 but in 1970 won the seat back from McKneally and served in Congress a second time from January 3, 1971 until January 3, 1973. He was redistricted into New York's 26th congressional district
New York's 26th congressional district
The 26th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Western New York. It includes all of Genesee, Livingston, and Wyoming counties, and parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans counties...
after the 1970 United States Census and lost a re-election bid against Benjamin A. Gilman
Benjamin A. Gilman
Benjamin Arthur "Ben" Gilman is a former Republican United States Representative from New York. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Gilman graduated from Middletown High School in Middletown, New York in 1941 and received a B.S. from the Wharton School Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in...
. He was a delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
The 1968 Democratic National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, from August 26 to August 29, 1968. Because Democratic President Lyndon Johnson had announced he would not seek a second term, the purpose of the convention was to...
. He unsuccessfully ran for Congress again in 1974,1982 and finally in 1990. He died in Suffern, New York
Suffern, New York
Suffern is a village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the State of New Jersey; east of Hillburn; south of Montebello and west of Airmont...
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