Donald C. McDowell
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Donald Clair McDowell (August 27, 1890 – February 22, 1973) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
McDowell was born on August 27, 1890, in Mount Sterling, Wisconsin,{{cite news|title=Donald C. McDowell, 82, Former Assemblyman, Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24385594/donald_c_mcdowell_18901973/|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |date=February 23, 1973|page=7|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 9, 2018 }} {{Open access}}{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdowell.html#972.00.15|title=McDowell, Donald C.|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2013-06-22}} the son of assemblyman Archie J. McDowell.{{cite news|title=Around the Statehouse: Assemblyman Don McDowell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25580287/donald_c_mcdowell_18901973/ |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |date=April 26, 1940 |page=4 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate = November 21, 2018 }} {{Open access}} During World War I, he served in the United States Army. He died in 1973 and is buried in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin.
Political career
McDowell was a member of the Assembly from 1937 to 1948. He was chosen as speaker of the Assembly in 1945.{{cite news|title=McDowell Chosen Assembly Speaker |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24411927/donald_c_mcdowell_18901973/|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |date=January 9, 1945|page=1|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 10, 2018 }} {{Open access}} He was also a delegate to the 1944 Republican National Convention.
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External links
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Category:People from Mount Sterling, Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:Military personnel from Wisconsin
Category:United States Army personnel of World War I