Edward Rowe (politician)
{{short description|American politician}}
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| name = Edward Rowe
| birth_date = March 17, 1902
| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana
| death_date = December 16, 1971 (aged 69)
| death_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| nationality = American
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| party = Republican
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| title = Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 2nd Middlesex District
| term_start = 1943
| term_end = 1949
| predecessor = Arthur F. Blanchard
| successor = Daniel F. O'Brien
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Edward M. Rowe (March 17, 1902 – December 16, 1971) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate and was a two-time candidate for Governor of Massachusetts.
Early life
Rowe was born on March 17, 1902, in Indianapolis, Indiana.{{cite book|title=Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1947-1948|pages=72|url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19471948bost#page/72/mode/2up}} He graduated from Harvard College in 1927 and Harvard Law School in 1931. Rowe remained in Cambridge, Massachusetts after graduating from Harvard.{{cite news|title=Edward Rowe: Former senator|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=December 17, 1971}}
Political career
In 1942, Rowe was elected to represent the 2nd Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate. In 1948 he ran for Governor of Massachusetts, accusing incumbent Republican Governor Robert F. Bradford of being in an "unwholesome political alliance" with Boston Mayor James Michael Curley.{{cite news|title=Sen. Rowe to Seek GOP Nomination for Governor|newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe|date=July 11, 1948}} Bradford defeated Rowe by a 5 to 1 margin to win the Republican nomination.{{cite news|title=Bradford Wins Handily; Tobin's Vote Surprises|newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe|date=September 15, 1948}} On November 27, 1948, was critically injured in a hit and run accident in Back Bay.{{cite news|title=Sen. Rowe Seriously Hurt by Hit-Run Driver in Back Bay|newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe|date=November 28, 1948}} He eventually recovered. In 1950, Rowe again ran for Governor. He finished last in the six candidate primary with 2% of the vote.{{cite book |author= |title=Election Statistics; The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1950 |year= |publisher= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19501951mass#page/138/mode/2up |isbn= }}