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W. W. McDowell
Lieutenant Governor of Montana
In office
1913–1921
GovernorSam V. Stewart
Preceded byWilliam R. Allen
Succeeded byNelson Story, Jr.
United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Ireland
In office
1933–1934
Preceded byFrederick A. Sterling
Succeeded byAlvin M. Owsley
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
In office
1908–1913
Personal details
Born(1867-01-22)January 22, 1867
Trenton, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 1934(1934-04-09) (aged 67)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Lee Sturges
ResidenceButte, Montana
OccupationMine operator, businessman, diplomat

William Wallace McDowell (January 22, 1867 – April 9, 1934) was an American politician in the state of Montana who served as Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 1913 to 1921. He served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1908 to 1913 and was Speaker from 1909 to 1913. [1][2] McDowell was born in Trenton, Tennessee and came to Montana in 1896. In 1933, he was appointed to serve as United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Ambassador) to Ireland by president Franklin D. Roosevelt.[3] He died of a sudden heart attack on April 9, 1934 while attending a banquet in Dublin.[4] He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.

References

  1. ^ "Name M'Dowell Irish Minister". Montana Butte Standard. Butte, Montana. September 14, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Montana Legislature - Leadership 1889-Present". Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ "W. W. McDowell, Old Butte Resident, Is Named Minister to Irish Free State". Montana Butte Standard. Butte, Montana. September 14, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "W. W. McDowell, United States Minister to Ireland, Dies in Dublin". The Independent Record. Helena, Montana. April 10, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
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